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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • German (Schönrock) : metonymic occupational name for a baker, from Middle High German schœn ‘fine’ (see Schoen 1) + rogge ‘rye’.
  • German : nickname for a wearer of fine clothes, from Middle High German schœn + rock ‘coat’.
  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname or ornamental name composed of German schön ‘beautiful’ + Rock ‘jacket’, ‘frock coat’.

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