Menke is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bill Menke, American basketball player Denis Menke (1940–2020), American baseball player Frank G. Menke (1885–1954), American newspaper reporter Frl. Menke aka Franziska Menke (born 1960), German singer Heinrich Theodor Menke (1819–1892) German geographer Karl Menke (Carl Menke) (born 1906, date of death unknown), German field hockey player Karl Theodor Menke (1791–1861), German malacologist Richard J. Menke (1935-2006), American lawyer and politician Sally Menke (1953–2010), American film editor Sebastian Menke (Sebastian G. Menke) (1910–2002), the 10th president of St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. Menke Observatory in Dixon, Iowa (USA) is named after him See also Menkes Menke condition nitration method discovered by a Dutch chemist Retainers in early China (social group), also known as menke German-language surnames Jewish surnames