Last name: SCHWENK
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SCHWENK : This last name is indexed 24,328 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
SCHWENK : 1: North German: variant of Schwanke.2: South German (mainly Württemberg Silesia and Bavaria): from Middle High German swenken ‘to swing back and forth sling’ apparently a nickname referring to a person's gait. Compare Swenk and Swink.
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