The schreckengost Surname
schreckengost Name Meaning and History
Altered form of German Schreckengast, a nickname from Middle
High German schreck (imperative of schrecken ‘to
frighten’) + den gast ‘the guest’, presumably a nickname for an
unfriendly innkeeper.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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