Schreckengost Family History
Schreckengost Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Schreckengast: from Middle High German schreck (imperative of schrecken ‘to frighten’) + den gast ‘the guest’ presumably a nickname for an unfriendly innkeeper. The surname Schreckengast is virtually non-existing in Germany. Compare Schrecengost Schrecongost and Shreckengost .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022