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Strunk is a German surname, originating from the Middle High German word strunc and the Middle Low German word strunk/stronk meaning "stump", "stem of a cabbage plant", and "stalk", which was used as a nickname for "a short, stout, ungainly person"; it was also used as "a topographic name for someone who lived in an area with tree trunks" or a vegetable field. [1] [2] There are 2105 people with this surname in Germany, mostly in the west of the country. [2] As of 2010, there were 8129 people in the United States with this surname. [1] A spelling variant of the surname is Strunck, with 337 bearers in Germany. [3]

Strunk

Strunck/Strungk

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter (30 November 2022). "Strunk". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN  978-0-19-024511-5. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Heuser, Rita (18 December 2023). "Strunk". Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ^ Heuser, Rita (18 December 2023). "Strunck". Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Strunk is a German surname, originating from the Middle High German word strunc and the Middle Low German word strunk/stronk meaning "stump", "stem of a cabbage plant", and "stalk", which was used as a nickname for "a short, stout, ungainly person"; it was also used as "a topographic name for someone who lived in an area with tree trunks" or a vegetable field. [1] [2] There are 2105 people with this surname in Germany, mostly in the west of the country. [2] As of 2010, there were 8129 people in the United States with this surname. [1] A spelling variant of the surname is Strunck, with 337 bearers in Germany. [3]

Strunk

Strunck/Strungk

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter (30 November 2022). "Strunk". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN  978-0-19-024511-5. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Heuser, Rita (18 December 2023). "Strunk". Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ^ Heuser, Rita (18 December 2023). "Strunck". Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

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