Trunk Family History
Trunk Name Meaning
German: nickname for a heavy drinker from Middle High German trunc ‘drink’ from trinken ‘to drink’. It is also found in Slovenia. Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name or nickname from German Trunk ‘drink’ (see 1 above). English (Durham): nickname from Middle English trunk tronk ‘trunk of a tree or human body; storage chest coffer’. This surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022