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Where did the English Nickerson family come from? What is the English Nickerson family crest and coat of arms? When did the Nickerson family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Nickerson family history?
The origins of the name Nickerson are with the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from the personal name Nicholas. The Latin form of this name was Nicolaus, and it was derived from the Greek name Nikolaos, which is derived from the words nikan, which means to conquer, and laos, which means people. However, the name is best remembered by an American corruption of his name: Santa Claus. The surname Nickerson features the common patronymic suffix -son.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
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- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Nickerson has been spelled many different ways, including Nicholson, Nichaelson, Nichalson, Nicherson and others.First found in Cumberland where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Nickerson research. Another 302 words(22 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1655, 1694, 1712, 1720, and 1728 are included under the topic Early Nickerson History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Nickerson family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 159 words(11 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Nickerson. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Nickersons to arrive in North America:
Nickerson Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- William Nickerson, aged 33, arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1637
Nickerson Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- William P Nickerson, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851
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- Hardy Otto Nickerson (b. 1965), former American NFL football linebacker
- Matt Nickerson (b. 1985), American professional ice hockey defenseman
- Denise Nickerson (b. 1957), American former actress, best known for her role as Violet Beauregarde in the movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
- Henry Nehemiah Nickerson (1888-1979), American Boatswain's Mate Second Class in the United States Navy, recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Thomas Nickerson (1810-1892), American businessman, 8th president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (1874 to 1880)
- Thomas Gibson Nickerson (1805-1883), American 14 year old cabin boy aboard the whaleship Essex when is was sunk by a whale, inspiration for Herman Melville to write Moby-Dick
- William Henry Snyder Nickerson (1875-1954), Canadian soldier (later a major general), who received the Victoria Cross for deed in South Africa in 1900
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- Ancestors and Descendants of Helen Albion Mayhew by Vernon Roscoe Nickerson.
- The Nickerson Family: The Descendants of William Nickerson, 1604-1690, First settler of Chatham Mass. by The Nickerson Family Association.
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Per Castra ad astra
Motto Translation: Through the camp to the stars.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
- Library of Congress. American and English Genealogies in the Library of Congress. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. Print.
- Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
- Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Le Patourel, John. The Norman Empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-19-822525-3).
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
- Leeson, Francis L. Dictionary of British Peerages. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1121-5).
- Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
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The Nickerson Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Nickerson Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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