Walck Surname History

Origins Available:
Israel

Etymology of Walck

What does the name Walck mean?

The surname Walck indicates that its original bearers were fullers of cloth (one who prepares cloth.) But for many Jews during the Middle Ages, this name was adopted, despite no familial link to the original bearers. Jews would often assume names popular within lands in which they lived to remain inconspicuous. Traditionally, this name is pronounced Valkar.

Walck Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Walker, Walkker, Walcker, Welcker and many more.

Walck Ranking

the United States, the name Walck is the 16,291^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Walck migration to the United States +

Walck Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hans Michel Walck, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
Christorer Walck, who landed in New England in 1760 2
Stephen Franciscus Walck, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1767 2

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)