Engelke (North German: from a pet form of Engel) is a German language habitational surname[1] for someone from Anglia. Notable people with the name include:

  • Anke Engelke (born 1965), German comedian, actress, voice actress and television presenter
  • David Engelke, American entrepreneur
  • Helge Engelke (1961–2023), German guitar player, composer, and producer
  • Justin Engelke (born 1976), former South African cricketer
  • Kai Engelke (born 1946), German writer, music journalist, reciter, singer-songwriter and teacher
  • Matthew Engelke (born 1972), American anthropologist and author specializing in religion, media, public culture, secularism, and humanism

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  1. ^ "Engelke Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2022-10-31. North German: from a pet form of Engel.