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![Show Contents]() Glickman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Glickman is a proud symbol of ancient Jewish culture. Before the late Middle Ages, people were known only by a single name. However, as the population increased and travelers set out on their journeys, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves. Jewish hereditary surnames were adopted from a variety of different sources. The name Glickman is a Jewish Ashkenazic ornamental name. Numerous Jewish surnames are ornamental surnames, which are names that have an ornamental value and are not necessarily related to the localities, occupations, nicknames or given names of the first person who used the name. However, ornamental names were often derived from elements that described locations or features of geography, animals and birds, occupations or personal names. The surname Glickman is taken from the Yiddish word glik, which means luck. The surname Glickman may also be a metronymic surname, which means that it was originally derived from the given name of the bearers mother. In the Middle Ages, the name Gluckel was a common Yiddish name for women. Glickman Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: glich and others. Glickman RankingIn the United States, the name Glickman is the 14,619th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Glickman migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Glickman Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Frume Glickman, aged 47, who landed in America from Bieshenkavitz, in 1906
- Bella Glickman, aged 32, who immigrated to America from London, England, in 1910
- George Glickman, aged 3, who landed in America from London, England, in 1912
- Abraham Glickman, aged 3, who immigrated to the United States from London, England, in 1913
- Ben Glickman, aged 22, who landed in America from Leeds, England, in 1914
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- Sylvia Glickman (1932-2006), American composer and author
- Marty Glickman (1917-2001), American 1936 Olympic track and field athlete and sports announcer
- Harry Glickman (b. 1924), American journalist, founder of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers
- Daniel Robert "Dan" Glickman (b. 1944), American businessman and politician, who servaed as United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1995 to 2001
- Susan Glickman, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996 2
- Daniel Robert Glickman (b. 1944), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1977-95; Defeated, 1994; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1995-2001 2
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Glickman migration to the United States 
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