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United States 249 U.S. 47 (1919), decision by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the right to free speech Schenck Process is a German manufacturer of industrial equipment See also
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 ...
Articles in this category are concerned with surnames (last names in Western cultures, but family names in general), especially articles concerned with one surname.. Use template {{}} to populate this category.
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 ...
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.
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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 ...
Carl Alwin Schenck (March 25, 1868 – May 17, 1955) was a German forester and pioneering forestry educator. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] When Schenck came to the United States to work for George W. Vanderbilt at the Biltmore Estate , he became the third formally trained forester in the United States. [ 3 ]