Pankey
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | French (Panetier) West Slavic via German (Pahnke) |
| Meaning | [pantier: bread master, or keeper of the pantry] pahnke: 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 |
Pankey is an Americanized form of French Panetier: occupational name for a pantryman from panetieran agent derivative of pain ‘bread’. Alteration of the French ending -tier to English -key is typical for American French surnames. The American version originated with two French brothers who emigrated to Virginia in 1700, Jean and Etienne Panetier. [1]
It is also a North American last name[2] and the Anglicized form of the German-language surname Pahnke,[3] 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").[4][5][6]
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
- George Edward Pankey (1903-?) American historian and genealogist, writer of a comprehensive listing of descendants of John Panetier, who emigrated to North America in 1700.
- Irv Pankey (born 1958), former American football offensive lineman
- Peter Pankey, aka "Peter Gunz" (born 1969), American rapper, reality star & TV show host
- Susan Pedersen Pankey (born 1953), American swimmer
- Titus Pankey Jr. (1925-2003), African American physicist
References
[edit]- ^ Pankey, George Edward (1969). John Pankey of Manakin Town, Virginia, and his descendants. Vol. 1. Kingsport, Tenn.: Kingsport Press Inc. LCCN 68-58361. OCLC 72322.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Rosa und Volker Kohlheim, Duden Familiennamen: Herkunft und Bedeutung von 20.000 Nachnamen, 495
- ^ 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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