Erker Family History
Erker Name Meaning
German: topographic name for someone who lived in a house with a conspicuous oriel Middle High German ärkēr erker. In part this is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola Slovenia (see Kocevar ). The surname of German origin is also found in Slovenia.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022