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Schenk

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 are very common.^[2]^[3]^[4]

People with the surname Schenk

People with this surname include:

Adam Schenk (born 1992), Professional Golfer
Ard Schenk (born 1944), Dutch speed skater (see also: Ard Schenk Award)
August Schenk (1815–1891), German botanist and paleobotanist
Beatrice Schenk de Regniers (1914–2000), American children's writer and illustrator
Bel Schenk (born 1975), Australian poet
Bert Schenk (born 1970), German boxer
Berthold von Schenk (1895–1974), American Lutheran pastor
Christian Schenk (born 1965), East German decathlete
Dieter Schenk (born 1937), German author and police officer
Francis Joseph Schenk (1901–1969), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Franziska Schenk (born 1974), German speed skater
Fritz Schenk (1930-2006), German journalist
Georg Schenk von Limpurg, (1470–1522), Prince-Bishop of Bamberg
Gretchen Knief Schenk (1901–1989), American librarian
Hanne Schenk (born 1984), Swiss bobsledder
Hans Schenk (athlete) (1936-2006), German javelin thrower
Hans Schenk (economist), Dutch economist
Heinz Schenk (1924-2014), German television moderator
Henk Schenk (born 1945), Dutch-born American wrestler
Isobel Schenk (1898–1980), Australian Christian missionary
Jakab Schenk (1876–1945), Hungarian ornithologist
Jakob Schenk (1921-1951), Swiss cyclist
Johan Schenk (1660 – after 1712), Dutch musician and composer
Johann Baptist Schenk (1753–1836), Austrian composer
Josephus Schenk (born 1980), Dutch darts player
Juliane Schenk (born 1982), German badminton player
Juraj Schenk (born 1948), Slovak government minister
Karl Schenk (1823–1895), Swiss pastor and politician
Leopold Schenk (1840–1902), Austrian embryologist
Lynn Schenk (born 1945), American (Californian) politician
Nick Schenk (born 1965), American screenwriter
Otto Schenk (born 1930), Austrian actor
Pavel Schenk (born 1941), Czech volleyball player
Peter Schenk the Elder (1660–1712), German-born Dutch engraver and cartographer
Peter Schenk the Younger (1693–1775), Dutch engraver and map publisher
Rodolphe Samuel Schenk (1888–1969), Australian Christian missionary
Xandro Schenk (born 1993), Dutch footballer

Other versions of Schenk

Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg (1907–1944), German army officer, aristocrat and resistance member
For his relatives, see the Stauffenberg family

References

^ "Schenk Origin of surname". ANU Museum of the Jewish People. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
^ "Nederlandse Familienamenbank". CBG Center for family history.
^ "Schenk Name Meaning & Schenk Family History". Ancestry.com. Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
^ "Distribution of surname Schenk". Germany Surname Map. Retrieved 2024-03-19.

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