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Type Surname (from nickname)
Other Forms FormsSchenk, Schenkel

Meaning & History

Nickname for someone with long or otherwise remarkable legs, from Middle High German schinke ‘thigh’, ‘leg’. Compare Schenkel.
Dutch: variant of Schenk.
Added 5/15/2014 by LMS
Edited 6/11/2016 by LMS