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Jewish (Ashkenazic) [1] and German occupational surname derived from schenken (to pour out or serve) referring to the medieval profession of cup-bearer or wine server (later also to tavern keeper). At one time only Jews were allowed to sell alcohol in the Russian empire, which is why Shenk (Russian) and its later surname variants are very common.
Schenk is a Jewish (Ashkenazic) [1] and German occupational surname derived from schenken (to pour out or serve) referring to the medieval profession of cup-bearer or wine server (later also to tavern keeper). At one time, only Jews were allowed to sell alcohol in the Russian empire, which is why Shenk (Russian) and its later surname variants ...
About 13% of the German population today has names of Slavic origin. Many Austrians also have surnames of Slavic origin. Polish names in Germany abound as a result of over 100,000 people (including 130,000 "Ruhrpolen") immigrating westward from the Polish-speaking areas of the German Empire.
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
Surname Meaning 1: Kovačević: son of the blacksmith 2: Subotić: of Saturday 3: Savić: son of Sava 4: Popović: son of the priest 5: Jovanović: son of Jovan 6: Petrović: son of Petar 7: Đurić: son of Đura 8: Babić: of grandmother, old woman 9: Lukić: son of Luka 10: Knežević: son of the prince 11: Marković: son of Marko 12: Ilić ...
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Meanings are provided where known. See Category:Dutch-language surnames and Category:Surnames of Frisian origin for surnames with their own pages. Baas – The Boss; Bakker – Baker; Beek, van – From the brook; Beekhof – garden brook; Beenhouwer – Butcher; Berg, van der – From the cliff, mountain; Berkenbosch – birch wood, a grove of ...
Schenkl is an Austro-Bavarian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Maurus von Schenkl (1749–1816), German Benedictine theologian and canon law jurist; Karl Schenkl (1827–1900), Austrian classical philologist; Emilie Schenkl (1910–1996), Austrian-Indian leader in the Indian Independence Movement