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 name
Schalk Booysen (1927–2011), South African sprinter and middle distance runner
Schalk Brits (born 1981), South African rugby player
Schalk Burger (born 1956), South African rugby player using the name Burger Geldenhuys
Schalk Burger (born 1983), South African rugby player
Schalk Willem Burger (1852-1918), acting President of South Africa (1900-02)
Schalk Ferreira (born 1984), South African rugby player
Schalk Oelofse (born 1988), South African rugby player
Schalk van der Merwe (1961–2016), South African tennis player
Schalk van der Merwe (born 1990), South African rugby player
Schalk Verhoef (1935–1997), Dutch road cyclist
Surname
Alex Schalk (born 1992), Dutch footballer
Carl Schalk (born 1929), American church music composer
Chaim Schalk (born 1986), Canadian beach volleyball player
D. J. Schalk, pseudonym of David Kalisch (1820-1872), German playwright and humorist
Franz Schalk (1863-1931), Austrian conductor
Gertrude Schalk (1906–1977), African-American writer, columnist, and newspaper editor
Henriette Goverdine Anna van der Schalk (1869–1952), Dutch poet and socialist
Jeff Schalk (born 1974), American mountain bike racer
Johann Schalk (1903-1987), German World War II fighter ace
Josefine Schalk (1850–1919), German painter
Joseph Schalk (1857–1900), Austrian conductor, musicologist and pianist; older brother of Franz Schalk
Louis Schalk (1926-2002), American test pilot
Peter Schalk (born 1961), Dutch politician
Ray Schalk (1892-1970), American baseball player, coach, manager and scout
Roy Schalk (1908–1990), American baseball player and manager
