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Flick History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany
Ireland

The earliest origins of the family name Flick date back to the Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name given to a streaked or dappled element. The surname Flick originally derived from the Old English word Fleck.

Early Origins of the Flick family

The surname Flick was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat from ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Flick family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Flick research. Another 148 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1400, 1605, 1650, 1657, 1679 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Flick History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Flick Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Flick include Fleck, Flecke, Flegg, Flack, Flacks, Flick and many more.

Early Notables of the Flick family

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Flick Ranking

In the United States, the name Flick is the 5,004^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Flick family to Ireland

Some of the Flick family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Flick migration to the United States +

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

Flick Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Phil Henr Flick, who arrived in America in 1750 2
Joh Peter Flick, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 2
Joh Philip Flick, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751 2
Johan Martin Flick, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 2
Gerlach Paul Flick, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751 2
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Flick Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Amines Flick, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1802 2
Joseph Flick, who arrived in New York in 1835 2
Adolph Wilh Flick, aged 36, who landed in Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Washington" 2
Marg. Flick, who arrived in Galveston, Tex in 1845 aboard the ship "Washington" 2
Michael Flick, who landed in SL Clair County, Illinois in 1845 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Flick (post 1700) +

James Patton Flick (1845-1929), two-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 8th congressional district
William Henry Harrison Flick (1841-1904), American Republican politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1868-69; Postmaster at Martinsburg, West Virginia, 1890-94 3
John J. Flick, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1888, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1898 3
James Patton Flick (1845-1929), American Republican politician, Member of Iowa State Legislature; U.S. Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1889-93 3
H. Flick, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Pennsylvania State Senate 36th District, 1886 3
Friedrich Karl Flick (1927-2006), German-Austrian industrialist and billionaire
Friedrich Flick (1883-1972), German industrialist

Historic Events for the Flick family +

Bismarck

Hans Flick (1920-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 4

Pan Am Flight 103 (Lockerbie)

Clayton Lee Flick (1963-1988), English Businessman from Coventry, England, who flew aboard the Pan Am Flight 103 from Frankfurt to Detroit, known as the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 and died 5

Citations +

"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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details
Pan Am Flight 103's victims: A list of those killed 25 years ago | syracuse.com. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/pan_am_flight_103s_victims_a_list_of_those_killed_25_years_ago.html