as a Last Name
- 8,513
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Schenk
Meaning & Origins
German and Dutch: from Middle High German, Middle Dutch schenke, ‘cupbearer’, ‘wine server’ (from Old High German scenko, from scenken ‘to pour out or serve’), hence an occupational name for a cupbearer or server of wine. As a German name it also denotes a tavernkeeper. In another development, similar to English Butler, the word came to be used as an honorary title for a high court official, and some cases of the surname may have arisen from this use.
| 4,214th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 8,513
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Idaho
- has the most people named Schenk per capita
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