Bunke

See also: bunke

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bunke.

Proper noun

Bunke (plural Bunkes)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bunke is the 38389^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 577 individuals. Bunke is most common among White (97.05%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bunke”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 251.

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian bunka (“bone; piece of bone”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with West Frisian bonke, bonk, North Frisian bunk, German Low German Bunk, Dutch bonk.

Noun

Bunke m

1. bone

Synonyms

• Knooke

Derived terms

• Räägebunke