Schalk Family History
Schalk Name Meaning
German: from Middle High German schalk ‘servant’ hence an occupational name for a servant or more specifically a jester. Later the word came to be used as a term of reproach ‘knave’ and some cases of the surname may reflect this use. Dutch: from the ancient Germanic personal name Scalco a pet form of compound names formed with -schalc (see 1 above).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022