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Early Origins of the Stickney family

The surname Stickney was first found in Lincolnshire at Stickney which is today a linear village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district. 1 2 3 4

The village dates back to the Domesday Book where it was listed as Stichenai and literally meant "long strip of land between streams." 5 Another source claims the literal translation as "stick island." 6

Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the village and lands of Stickney, held by Ivor Tailbois, a Norman Baron, who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. 7

One of the first records of the family was found here in Lincolnshire: Alan de Stikenay in the Assize Rolls for 1202. Years later, Richard de Stykeneye was listed in London in 1336, and later again, William Stykenay in the Assize Rolls for Warwickshire in 1380. 8

Early History of the Stickney family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stickney research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1202, 1582, 1729 and 1809 are included under the topic Early Stickney History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stickney Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stickney, Stickny, Sticknie and others.

Early Notables of the Stickney family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was

Thomas Stickney (1729-1809), an American military officer and statesman born in Bedford, Massachusetts...

Stickney Ranking

In the United States, the name Stickney is the 5,326^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 9

Stickney migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stickney Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Stickney, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1638 10
William Stickney, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1640 10

Stickney Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Sarah Stickney, who arrived in New England in 1776 10

Stickney Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Philip Stickney, aged 19, who landed in America in 1822 10

Stickney Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Benjamin Stickney, aged 41, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Rochambeau" from Le Havre, France 11
Henry Stickney, aged 39, arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Carmania" from Liverpool, England 11
Alfred Wood Stickney, aged 32, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Vestris" from Liverpool, England 11
William Stickney, aged 50, who arrived in New York City, New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Baltic" from Liverpool, England 11

Stickney migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stickney Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

John Stickney, who landed in Canada in 1829
Levi Stickney, who arrived in Canada in 1834

Contemporary Notables of the name Stickney (post 1700) +

William Weir Stickney (1850-1853), American attorney and politician, 16th United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire
Frederick W. Stickney (1864-1918), American architect from Lowell, Massachusetts
Brandon Stickney (b. 1967), American journalist and author
Herman Osman Stickney (1867-1936), Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, Commander of the Pacific Fleet, recipient of the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor
Hiland Orlando Stickney (1867-1911), American football player and coach, active from 1889 to 1899
Wallace Elmer Stickney (b. 1934), American civil servant, former Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
William Arthur Stickney (1879-1944), American Olympic silver medalist golfing at the 1904 Summer Olympics 12
Angeline Stickney (1830-1892), birth name of Chloe Angeline Stickney Hall, American suffragist, abolitionist, and mathematician, and the wife of astronomer Asaph Hall
Alpheus Beede "A.B." Stickney (1840-1916), American railroad executive, the first president of Chicago Great Western Railway
William Wallace Stickney (1853-1932), American Republican politician, the 48th Governor of Vermont from 1900 to 1902 13
... (Another 28 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
Athletes - Famous Olympic Athletes, Medalists, Sports Heroes. (Retrieved 2013, August 23) William Stickney. Retrieved from http://www.olympic.org/content/olympic-athletes/generic-athlete-page/?athleteid=57555
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html