Bauknecht

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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage German, Upper German
Other Forms FormsBauknight, Bouknight (Americanized)

Meaning & History

Occupational name for a farm worker from Middle High German buknecht "plowboy, farmhand" derived from the elements bu "farm" and kneht "servant, apprentice".
Added 10/27/2023 by Paradiso36
Edited 4/26/2024 by Mike C