Schenk Family History
Schenk Name Meaning
German and Dutch: from Middle High German, Middle Dutch
schenke, ‘cupbearer’, ‘wine server’ (from Old High German
scenko, from scenken ‘to pour out or serve’), hence an
occupational name for a cupbearer or server of wine. As a German name
it also denotes a tavernkeeper. In another development, similar to
English Butler, the word came to be used as an honorary title
for a high court official, and some cases of the surname may have
arisen from this use.Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic
occupational name for an innkeeper, from German Schenke ‘inn’,
‘tavern’. At one time only Jews were allowed to sell alcohol in the
Russian empire, which is why Shenk and its related surnames are
very common.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Schenk
Name Distribution of Schenk Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Schenk families
 69 - 135  24 - 68 |
 1 - 23  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Schenk families
|
9 - 16 4 - 8 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Schenk families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Schenk Family Origin
Schenk Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Schenk
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Schenk Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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