Amick History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Amick family

The surname Amick was first found in Northumberland in Alnwick, a market town and parish, and the head of a union, in the E. division of Coquetdale ward. "This place, which is of great antiquity, was occupied at a very early period by the Danes or Saxons, who called it Ealnwic, from its situation near the river Alne, and built a strong Castle for its defence on a site supposed to have been previously occupied by a Roman fortress. The castle thus erected, after the Norman Conquest, became the baronial residence of Ivo de Vescy, lord of Alnwick, to whom the barony had been given by the Conqueror. " 1

Alnwick Castle survives today and is the seat of His Grace The 12th Duke of Northumberland. William of Alnwick (d. 1449), was an early English divine, Bishop of Norwich (1426-1436), and of Lincoln (1436-1449), who was born at Alnwick in Northumberland, and from which he derived his name. 2

Early History of the Amick family

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Amick Spelling Variations

Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Alnwick, Alnick, Annick, Annicke, Almwake, Alnwyk and others.

Early Notables of the Amick family

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Amick Ranking

In the United States, the name Amick is the 7,360^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 3

Amick migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Amick or a variant listed above were:

Amick Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Amick, aged 58, who immigrated to the United States, in 1904
J. W. Amick, aged 46, who settled in America, in 1904
M.L. Amick, aged 60, who landed in America, in 1904
Adele Amick, aged 42, who landed in America from Paris, France, in 1910

Contemporary Notables of the name Amick (post 1700) +

Richard "Red" Amick (1929-1995), American racecar driver
Mädchen E. Amick (b. 1970), American Soap Opera Digest Award nominated actress, best known for playing Shelly Johnson on the television series Twin Peaks (1990)
Lyndon Amick (b. 1977), American former NASCAR driver
George R. "Little George" Amick (b. 1924), American racecar driver who was killed in a crash in a USAC 100-mile (160 km) race at Daytona International Speedway
Eugene Earle Amick Jr. (1919-1942), American Naval officer aboard the USS Astoria (CA-34) during World War II, eponym of the USS Amick (DE-168), a Cannon-class destroyer escort
Bill Amick (1925-1995), American NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup Series) driver
Amick Byram (b. 1955), American tenor

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/