Fricker History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Netherlands
Germany

Fricker migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fricker Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Fricker, who arrived in Virginia in 1638 1

Fricker Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Gallus Fricker, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1750 1
Johann Fricker, who landed in America in 1781 1
Johannes Fricker, who landed in America in 1794 1

Fricker Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Michael Fricker, who arrived in New York in 1840 1
C Fricker, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1855 1
Jacob Fricker, who arrived in Ohio in 1869 1
Henry Fricker, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1872 1
Ferdinand Fricker, aged 53, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1874 1
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Fricker migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fricker Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mary Fricker, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750

Fricker migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Fricker Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Samuel Fricker, English convict who was convicted in Wiltshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Charles Kerr" on 6th June 1837, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 2
Mr. Edward Fricker, English convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Augusta Jessie" on 10th August 1838, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 3
Richard Fricker, aged 26, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Duke Of Wellington" in 1849 4
Richard Fricker, aged 26, a bricklayer, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "Duke of Wellington" 4
William Fricker, aged 21, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Amazon"

Fricker migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Fricker Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Fanny Fricker, aged 23, a cook, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Berar" in 1875

Contemporary Notables of the name Fricker (post 1700) +

Earle W. Fricker, American Republican politician, Member of Wisconsin State Assembly from Milwaukee County 15th District; Elected 1956; Defeated, 1958 5
Werner Fricker (1936-2001), German-American soccer halfback who later became president of the United States Soccer Federation
Brenda Fricker (b. 1945), Academy Award-winning Irish actress of theatre, film and television
Peter Racine Fricker (1920-1990), English composer

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)
Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 1st February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/charles-kerr
Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 23rd August 2020 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/augusta-jessie
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The DUKE OF WELLINGTON 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Duke%20of%20Wellington.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 30) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html