Funk (surname)

Funk is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Aaron Funk, Canadian electronic musician
• Allan Funk, American professional wrestler
• Annie Clemmer Funk (1874–1912), Mennonite missionary in India, perished with the Titanic
• Casimir Funk (1884–1967), Polish biochemist
• Dory Funk (1919–1973), American professional wrestler and father of Terry Funk and Dory Funk, Jr.
• Dory Funk, Jr. (b. 1942), American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer
• Eric Funk (b. 1949), American contemporary classical composer
• Franz Xaver von Funk (1840–1907), German church historian
• Fred Funk (b. 1956), American professional golfer
• Heinrich Funk (1807-1877), German landscape painter
• Isaac Funk (1797-1865), American politician, pioneer and rancher
• Isaac Kaufmann Funk (1839–1912), American editor, lexicographer, publisher and spelling reformer
• Joseph Funk (1778–1862), American music teacher and publisher
• Michael Funk, Canadian ice hockey player
• Nolan Gerard Funk (b. 1986), American actor
• Paul Funk (1886–1969), Austrian mathematician
• Robert W. Funk (1926-2005), American religious scholar
• Terry Funk (b. 1944), American professional wrestler, also known as "The Funker"
• Tom Funk, American Major League baseball player
• Vicki Funk (b. 1947), American botanist
• Walther Funk (1890–1960), Nazi official and war criminal
• Wilfred John Funk (1883–1965), American author and publisher, son of Isaac Kaufmann Funk
• Wilhelm Heinrich Funk (1866–1949), German-American portrait painter

See also

• Funk (disambiguation)
• Funke, Funcke

Origin

The ancient and distinguished surname Funk is of German origin. It is derived from the Middle High German “funke,” meaning “spark,” and was most likely originally used to denote a blacksmith. Alternatively, it may have originally been bestowed as a nickname to indicate a very lively person.