Schenker Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Arms linked to Schenk and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

What Schenker means

Behind the Schenker surname stands Schenk, a German name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. Read literally, Schenker points to “Cupbearer, innkeeper”.

Spelling and variants

Schenker is built on the same root as Schenk, with the ending -er. The same family of names includes Schenck and Schenke.

Get the complete Schenker report, with a museum-style coat of arms.