Schenk

English

Alternative forms

• Schanck

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch and German Schenk.

Proper noun

Schenk (plural Schenks)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schenk is the 4637^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7651 individuals. Schenk is most common among White (94.45%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schenk”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schenke, from Old High German scenco, from Proto-West Germanic *skankijō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛŋk/

• Audio

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Noun

Schenk m (weak, genitive Schenken, plural Schenken)

1. (historical) cupbearer

Declension

Declension of Schenk [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schenk	die	Schenken
genitive	eines	des	Schenken	der	Schenken
dative	einem	dem	Schenken	den	Schenken
accusative	einen	den	Schenken	die	Schenken

Derived terms

• Mundschenk
• Schenkwirt

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Schenk

1. plural of Schank