Funk Family History
Funk Name Meaning
German: nickname for a blacksmith or for a small and lively or irritable individual from Middle High German vunke ‘spark’. This surname is also found Poland Czechia Sweden Denmark France (Alsace and Lorraine) and the Netherlands. English: from Middle English funke fonke founck ‘spark of fire’ with the same meaning as 1 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022