Jonker Family History
Jonker Name Meaning
Dutch and North German: from Middle Dutch jonghheer ‘young nobleman’ (a compound of jong(h) ‘young’ + herr ‘master lord’). The term was used in the Middle Ages to denote a member of the nobility who had not yet assumed knighthood. This surname is also established in South Africa.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022