Pankey
Pankey is a North American last name[1] and the Anglicized form of the German-language surname Pahnke,[2] which in itself is derived from the diminutive form pank/panek of the Lower Sorbian/Upper Sorbian/Polish word pan for "man", "master" or "mister" (and can thus roughly be translated as "little gentleman", “young noble” or "junker").[3][4][5] Notable people with the surname include:
- Ashton Pankey (born 1992), American basketball player
- Aubrey Pankey (1905–1971), African American baritone
- Eric Pankey (born 1959), American poet and artist
- Irv Pankey (born 1958), former American football offensive lineman
- Susan Pedersen Pankey (born 1953), American swimmer
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | West Slavic via German |
| Meaning | young master |
| Region of origin | United States (by Anglicisation of European surname) |
| Other names | |
| Cognate(s) | Panek, Pahnke, Pank |
| See also | Junker, Juncker, Youngman, Jungmann |
References
- "Pankey Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
Approximately 3,960 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: United States; Highest density in: United States Virgin Islands.
- "Pankey Family History". sancestry.com. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
Americanized form of German Pahnke.
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- Horst Naumann, Das große Buch der Familiennamen, 209
- Hans Bahlow, Deutsches Namenlexikon: Familien- und Vornamen nach Ursprung und Sinn erklärt, 372
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