The falk Surname
falk Name Meaning and History
- German: from Middle High German valke ‘falcon’, hence a nickname or a metonymic occupational name for a falconer.
- Scandinavian: ornamental name from falk ‘falcon’.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Falke ‘falcon’, or, in Bohemia, from Czech vlk ‘wolf’.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from Yiddish falk ‘falcon’ or from the personal name Falk with the same meaning.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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