Schalk is both a

patronymic surname A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames. For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of th ...

and a Germanic given name. As a given name, with the meaning "servant", it has been recorded as early as the 8th century as ''Scalco'' and ''Scalcho''. Schalk at the Dutch surname database
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Gottschalk Gottschalk or Godescalc (Old High German) is a male German name that can be translated literally as " servant of God". Latin forms include ''Godeschalcus'' and ''Godescalcus''. Given name * Godescalc of Benevento, 8th-century Lombard duke *Godescal ...

" (God's servant) was more popular with the higher classes. Quite common in the Low Countries in the Middle Ages, it is now primarily an

Afrikaans Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect) used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their enslaved people. Afrikaans gra ...

given name. Notable people with the name include: ;Given name * Schalk Booysen (1927–2011), South African sprinter and middle distance runner *

Schalk Brits Schalk Burger Brits (born 16 May 1981) is a South African former professional rugby union player who last played for the South Africa national team and the in Super Rugby. He primarily played as a hooker. He was part of the 2019 Rugby World ...

(born 1981), South African rugby player *

Schalk Burger Schalk Willem Petrus Burger Jr. (born 13 April 1983) is a South African former professional rugby union player. He played as a flanker for Saracens in the English Premiership and has won 86 caps for South Africa. He was a member of the 2007 Ru ...

(born 1956), South African rugby player using the name ''Burger Geldenhuys'' *

(born 1983), South African rugby player *

Schalk Willem Burger Schalk Willem Burger (6 September 1852 – 5 December 1918) was a South African military leader, lawyer, politician, and statesman who was acting president of the South African Republic from 1900 to 1902, whilst Paul Kruger was in exile.Nat ...

(1852-1918), acting President of South Africa (1900-02) *

Schalk Ferreira Schalk Jakobus Petrus Ferreira (born 9 February 1984) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Pro14. He has been playing first rugby since 2005 and normally plays as a loosehead prop. Rugby career Youth rugby Ferreira was born ...

(born 1984), South African rugby player * Schalk Joubert (born 1975), South African bass player * Schalk Oelofse (born 1988), South African rugby player *

Schalk van der Merwe Schalk van der Merwe (16 April 1961 – 24 January 2016) was a professional tennis player from South Africa. His best performance in a Grand Slam tournament was a third-round appearance at the 1982 US Open, where he had wins over Derek Tarr a ...

(1961–2016), South African tennis player * Schalk van der Merwe (rugby union) (born 1990), South African rugby player *

Schalk Verhoef Schalk Verhoef (5 August 1935 – 18 January 1997) was a Dutch cyclist who won a bronze medal in the road race at the 1957 UCI Road World Championships. He was Dutch champion in 1955. He also won the Ronde van Zeeland in 1957 and individual sta ...

(1935–1997), Dutch road cyclist ;Surname *

Alex Schalk Alex Schalk (; born 7 August 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds. He scored the winning goal for Ross County in the 2015–16 Scottish League Cup final. Career Schal ...

(born 1992), Dutch footballer *

Carl Schalk Carl Flentge Schalk (September 26, 1929 – January 24, 2021) was a noted Lutheran composer, author, and lecturer. Between 1965 and 2004 he taught church music at Concordia University Chicago.

(born 1929), American church music composer *

Chaim Schalk Chaim Schalk (born April 23, 1986) is a Canadian beach volleyball player. Schalk placed ninth at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Early life Chaim Schalk grew up in Red Deer, Canada. He has four competitive brothers. He grew up learning how to fi ...

(born 1986), Canadian beach volleyball player * D. J. Schalk, pseudonym of David Kalisch (1820-1872), German playwright and humorist *

Franz Schalk Franz Schalk (27 May 18633 September 1931) was an Austrian conductor. From 1918 to 1929 he was director of the Vienna State Opera, a post he held jointly with Richard Strauss from 1919 to 1924. He was later involved in the establishment of the ...

(1863-1931), Austrian conductor * Gertrude Schalk (1906–1977), African-American writer, columnist, and newspaper editor * Henriette Goverdine Anna van der Schalk (1869–1952), Dutch poet and socialist *

Jeff Schalk Jeff Schalk (born February 6, 1974 in Santa Cruz, California) is a retired professional mountain bike racer. His racing career began in 2006 when he took hiatus from a career in structural engineering, practicing in San Francisco, California. He ...

(born 1974), American mountain bike racer *

Johann Schalk Johann (Hans) Schalk (19 September 1903 – 9 November 1987) was a flying ace and high-ranking officer in the German Luftwaffe during World War II. He is credited with 15 aerial victories, 4 of which on the Eastern Front (World War II), Eastern F ...

(1903-1987), German World War II fighter ace * (1850–1919), German painter *

Joseph Schalk Joseph Schalk (24 March 1857 – 7 November 1900) was an Austrian conductor, musicologist and pianist. His name is often given as Josef Schalk. Schalk was born in Vienna, Austria, and together with younger brother Franz, was a student of com ...

(1857–1900), Austrian conductor, musicologist and pianist; older brother of Franz Schalk *

Louis Schalk Louis Wellington 'Lou' Schalk, Jr (29 May 1926 – 16 August 2002) was an American aviator. As chief test pilot for the Lockheed Corporation's Skunk Works, he was first to fly the Lockheed A-12. A native of Alden, Iowa, Schalk started at West ...

(1926-2002), American test pilot *

Peter Schalk Peter Schalk (born 7 June 1961) is a Dutch non-executive director and also a politician of the Reformed Political Party (SGP). Since 9 June 2015, he has been a member of the Senate, and also Senate group leader. Schalk studied at the Reform ...

(born 1961), Dutch politician *

Ray Schalk Raymond William Schalk (August 12, 1892 – May 19, 1970) was an American professional baseball player, coach, manager and scout. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox for the majority of his career. Known f ...

(1892-1970), American baseball player, coach, manager and scout *

Roy Schalk Le Roy John Schalk (November 9, 1908 – March 11, 1990) was an American baseball player and manager. Schalk was not related to Chicago White Sox Baseball Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame catcher Ray Schalk, although both were from Illinois. After pla ...

(1908–1990), American baseball player and manager

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