Fix History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The surname Fix and its many variants can be found today in many countries, including England, Holland, and Ireland, but its origins lie in the Saxony region of Germany. The name was first derived as a diminutive of the first name Friedrich, which was itself derived from the Old High German words "Fridu," meaning "peace," and "Rihhi," meaning "power."

Early Origins of the Fix family

The surname Fix was first found in cities in the Saxony region, where Fix was first used as a surname. The use of the diminutive as a personal name was first recorded in Lüneburg, where Ficko de Wesera lived in 1352.

Early History of the Fix family

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Fix Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fike, Feick, Veick, Fick, Ficko, Ficke, Ficka, Vicka, Feck, Fecke, Fix, Ficks and many more.

Early Notables of the Fix family

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Fix Ranking

In the United States, the name Fix is the 5,710^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Fix is ranked the 4,426^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2

Fix migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fix Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Johannes Fix, who arrived in North America in 1837 3
Jacob Fix, aged 26, who landed in Missouri in 1840 3
George Fix, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 3
Michael Fix, aged 66, who landed in Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Dyle Soomes" 3
Philip Fix, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1845 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Fix (post 1700) +

Mikeal Fix (b. 1965), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2004 4
Charles J. Fix, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908 4
Alvin F. Fix, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936 4

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html