Schicker History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The Schicker surname is derived from the Middle High German word "schick" meaning "proper, fitting, skillfull." It was most likely originally a nickname for a proper and courteous person, which then became a surname in the era that surnames first began to be used.

Early Origins of the Schicker family

The surname Schicker was first found in the Rhine valley. Early records include Albrecht Schiko, a citizen of Koeln (Cologne) in the year 1150, as well as Herman Schicke, who was a knight near Frankfurt in 1244.

Early History of the Schicker family

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Schicker Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Schick, Schicke, Schicker, Schickel and others.

Early Notables of the Schicker family

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Schicker migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Schicker Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Amalie Schicker, who arrived in New York, NY in 1854 [1]

Contemporary Notables of the name Schicker (post 1700) +

E. A. Schicker, American politician, Mayor of Texarkana, Arkansas, 1886-90 [2]
Maria Schicker, German Primetime Emmy Award nominated costume designer, known for her work in Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003), An American Werewolf in Paris (1997) and Extreme Ops (2002)
Stefan Schicker, former German cross country skier who won a bronze medal at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Andreas Schicker (b. 1986), Austrian footballer who plays for SV Horn (2014-)
René Schicker (b. 1984), Austrian footballer who plays for Admira Wacker in the Austrian Bundesliga, Member of the Austria U-19 National Team (2002-2004)

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html