Schlenker Family History
Schlenker Name Meaning
German:: from Middle High German slenger slenker ‘slingshot’ an occupational name or a nickname for someone who used a sling to hurl stones. nickname for someone with a dragging or swinging gait from an agent noun based on Middle High German slenken ‘to swing’. Compare Slinker .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022