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Origin: Junker from Jung+Herr originally meaning young nobleman.
The American Heritage dictionary states that Younker, as an English word, archaicly mean young nobleman. It is doubtful, however, that this was ever used as an English surname.
Surnames: Junker, Younker, Yonker, Yonkers
Submitted by: Brian Junker
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