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Early Origins of the Wickersham family

The surname Wickersham was first found in Shropshire at Wycherley. Literally the place name probably means "Wichere's Lea [Middle English ley, Old English leah]" [1]

A very rare surname, William Wycherley (1640?-1716), the famous English dramatist, born about 1640 at Clive, Shropshire.

Early History of the Wickersham family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wickersham research. Another 128 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1241, 1396, 1410, 1455, 1472, 1487, 1510, 1600, 1617, 1640, 1658, 1659, 1716 and 1982 are included under the topic Early Wickersham History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wickersham Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Witcherley, Wytchereley, Wichereley, Wicherley, Wycherley, Wycherly, Wicherly, Wicharley, Wycharley and many more.

Early Notables of the Wickersham family

Distinguished members of the family include William Wycherley, (c.1640-1716), an English dramatist, born at Chive, Shropshire, best known for the plays "The Country Wife" and "The Plain Dealer." The family "had settled [here] at least as early as 1410. Wycherley's grandfather, Daniel (d. 1659), married Margery, daughter of William Wolfe; and their son Daniel (born about 1617) married, on 20 Feb. 1640, at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields. Daniel Wycherley, the...
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Wickersham Ranking

In the United States, the name Wickersham is the 11,280th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [2]


United States Wickersham migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wickersham Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • S. Wickersham, who landed in America, in 1892
  • Ive Wickersham, aged 36, who landed in America, in 1893
Wickersham Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Geo W. Wickersham, aged 47, who settled in America, in 1905
  • Gwendolyn Wickersham, aged 18, who immigrated to America, in 1905
  • Mrs. Geo W. Wickersham, aged 48, who immigrated to America, in 1905
  • Mildred Wickersham, who immigrated to the United States, in 1906
  • Mildred Wickersham, aged 45, who settled in America, in 1908
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Wickersham (post 1700) +

  • James Wickersham (1857-1939), American district judge for Alaska
  • Second Lieutenant John Hunter Wickersham (1890-1918), United States Army officer and a recipient of the Medal of Honor
  • George Woodward Wickersham (1858-1936), American lawyer and Presidential Cabinet Secretary
  • Cornelius Wendell Wickersham (1884-1968), United States army officer, a lawyer and an awarded author of philatelic literature
  • John Wickersham Woolley (1831-1928), American Latter Day Saint and one of the founders of the Mormon fundamentalism movement


  1. Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
  2. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/


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