https://forum.polishorigins.com/index.php Ask & share everything you would like to learn and tell about your origins in Poland en-EN (c) Copyright 2026 by PolishOrigins(TM) Forum forum@polishorigins.com (PolishOrigins Forum) forum@polishorigins.com (PolishOrigins Webmaster) Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:24:16 +0200 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:24:16 +0200 http://backend.userland.com/rss phpBB2 RSS Syndication Mod by Lucas 1 http://forum.polishorigins.com/templates/sephia/images/rss2.png https://forum.polishorigins.com/index.php Ask & share everything you would like to learn and tell about your origins in Poland https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=19913#19913 <br /> Author: <a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=4671'>JakobSchonlanker</a><br /><br /> Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 12:12 am<br /><br /> <br /><br /> What is the origin of the Prussian Jewish surname Schönlanker and what other variants could there be? Below are some I have come across so far.<br /> <br /> Schonlanker<br /> Sehertimker <br /> Shalanker <br /> Schonlonker<br /> Schlonsker<br /> Schoenlanker<br /> Shalanka<br /> <br /> Google translates it as &quot;Beautiful Lankans&quot; which doesn't quite make sense to me.<br /> <br /> My family come from Poznań (then part of Prussia with the German name <span style="font-style: italic">Posen</span>)<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold">Yours</span><br /> <span style="font-style: italic">Jakob Schönlanker</span> https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=19913#19913 JakobSchonlanker Mon Feb 16, 2015 12:12 am https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=19913#19913