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Type Surname
Usage German
Pronounced Pron. SHPECK  [key]

Meaning & History

Variant of Specker as well as a locational surname from one of various places called Speck, Specke and Specken in northern Germany and Spöck in southern Germany, as well as an occupational surname derived from German Speck "bacon" denoting a butcher who sepcialized in the production of bacon, as well as a derisive nickname for a corpulent person.
Added 11/13/2014 by anonymous
Edited 12/6/2014 by Frollein Gladys