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The schoenbeck Surname

schoenbeck Name Meaning and History

  1. North German (Schönbeck): topographic name from Middle Low German schone ‘beautiful’ + beke ‘creek’, or a habitational name from any of numerous places named Schönbeck or Schönebeck. It is also found as a Jewish name, in some cases ornamental rather than habitational.
  2. Belgian: habitational name from places in Belgium named Schoenbeek in Limburg, or Schoonbeek in West Flanders.

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Distribution of schoenbeck Families in the US in 1920
Number of schoenbeck families
 21-39
 8-20
 1-7
 0
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