Schalk is both a patronymic surname and a Germanic given name. As a given name, with the meaning "servant", it has been recorded as early as the 8th century as Scalco and Scalcho. The composite given name "Godschalk" or "Gottschalk" (God's servant) was more popular with the higher classes. Quite common in the Low Countries in the middle ages, it is now primarily an Afrikaans given name. Notable people with the name include:
Given nameSchalk Booysen (1927–2011), South African sprinter and middle distance runnerSchalk Brits (born 1981), South African rugby playerSchalk Burger (born 1956), South African rugby player using the name Burger GeldenhuysSchalk Burger (born 1983), South African rugby playerSchalk Willem Burger (1852-1918), acting President of South Africa (1900-02)Schalk Ferreira (born 1984), South African rugby playerSchalk Oelofse (born 1988), South African rugby playerSchalk van der Merwe (1961–2016), South African tennis playerSchalk van der Merwe (born 1990), South African rugby playerSchalk Verhoef (1935–1997), Dutch road cyclistSurnameAlex Schalk (born 1992), Dutch footballerCarl Schalk (born 1929), American church music composerChaim Schalk (born 1986), Canadian beach volleyball playerD. J. Schalk, pseudonym of David Kalisch (1820-1872), German playwright and humoristFranz Schalk (1863-1931), Austrian conductorGertrude Schalk (1906–1977), African-American writer, columnist, and newspaper editorHenriette Goverdine Anna van der Schalk (1869–1952), Dutch poet and socialistJeff Schalk (born 1974), American mountain bike racerJohann Schalk (1903-1987), German World War II fighter aceJosefine Schalk (1850–1919), German painterJoseph Schalk (1857–1900), Austrian conductor, musicologist and pianist; older brother of Franz SchalkLouis Schalk (1926-2002), American test pilotPeter Schalk (born 1961), Dutch politicianRay Schalk (1892-1970), American baseball player, coach, manager and scoutRoy Schalk (1908–1990), American baseball player and manager