Show ContentsHunsicker History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Hunsicker is thought to be a local name; that is, a surname taken on from an existing place name. There is a Hundseck in Germany near the Schwartwald (Black Forest), or the name may have come from a place name in Switzerland.

Early Origins of the Hunsicker family

The surname Hunsicker was first found in Switzerland. Most believe the name originated in the small village of Hunzingen (today called Hunzikon, just east of Geuensee, Canton Lucernea.)

Early History of the Hunsicker family

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Hunsicker Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hunsinger, Hunzinger, Huntzinger, Huntschingen, Hunsingen, Hunzingen, Huntzingen, Huntschinger, Hinsingen, Hinsinger, Hinschinger, Hinschingen, Hintschingen, Hintschinger, Hunziker, Hunziken, Huntziker, Huntziken, Hunzinker, Hunsiken, Hunzicker, Hunzicken, Huntzicker, Huntzicken, Hunsicker, Hunsicken, Hunsiner, Hunsener, Hunsicer, Hunsecer, Hunseker, Hunsiker and many more.

Early Notables of the Hunsicker family

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Hunsicker Ranking

In the United States, the name Hunsicker is the 10,059th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Hunsicker migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hunsicker Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Valentin Hunsicker, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1729
  • David Hunsicker, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1753
  • Daniel Hunsicker, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 2
  • Thomas Hunsicker, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1754 2
Hunsicker Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Henry Hunsicker, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1878 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Hunsicker (post 1700) +

  • Jeremey Frederick Hunsicker (b. 1971), American singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Journey
  • William Cosgrove Hunsicker (b. 1873), American Republican politician, Physician; Member of Pennsylvania State Senate 3rd District, 1927-36; Resigned 1936 3
  • Thomas C. Hunsicker, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1924 3
  • James C. Hunsicker, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Fort Scott, Kansas, 1948-49 3
  • Henry Hunsicker, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Shreveport, Louisiana, 1855-61 3
  • Frank Hunsicker, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1900 3
  • Clark K. Hunsicker, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1940 3
  • Charles O. Hunsicker, American politician, Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1909-11 3
  • Alfred C. Hunsicker, American Republican politician, Candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly from Milwaukee County 22nd District, 1958 3
  • Bernard Michael Hunsicker (b. 1931), American prominent Philadelphian accountant
  • ... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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