Schicke History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Schicke surname is derived from the Middle High German word "schick" meaning "proper, fitting, skillfull." It was most likely originally a nickname for a proper and courteous person, which then became a surname in the era that surnames first began to be used.

Early Origins of the Schicke family

The surname Schicke was first found in the Rhine valley. Early records include Albrecht Schiko, a citizen of Koeln (Cologne) in the year 1150, as well as Herman Schicke, who was a knight near Frankfurt in 1244.

Early History of the Schicke family

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Schicke Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Schick, Schicke, Schicker, Schickel and others.

Early Notables of the Schicke family

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Schicke migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Schicke Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Paul Schicke, who landed in New Jersey in 1854 1
Barbara Schicke, aged 80, who arrived in New York, NY in 1874 1

Citations +

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)