indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from given name, from occupation & from nickname)
Usage Dutch
Other Forms FormsSchalken, Schel, Schell, Schellens, Scheltens, Schelleken
Meaning & History
Patronymic form of Schelleken, a diminutive of given names derived from scalc "servant, knight", such as Schalk or Godschalk. Alternatively, could originate as a nickname derived from Middle Dutch schalc "scoundrel, trickster, rogue" (derived from the same root as scalc), or as an occupational name for a bell ringer or town crier from schellekin "little bell".