Bricker History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Bricker family
The surname Bricker was first found in Silesia, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society. The name is said to derive from Saint Briccius.
Early History of the Bricker family
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Bricker Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Brix, Bricks, Bricker, Brickert, Brixe, Brixen, Brixel and many more.
Early Notables of the Bricker family
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Bricker Ranking
In the United States, the name Bricker is the 5,557th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1
Bricker migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Bricker Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Francis Bricker, who landed in Maryland in 1664 2
Bricker Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Christan Bricker, aged 29, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
- Hans Peter Bricker, who settled in Philadelphia in 1738 at the age of 32
- Hans Peter Bricker, aged 32, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 2
- John Bricker, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1742 2
- Franz Bricker, who settled in Philadelphia in 1743
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Bricker Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Jacob Bricker, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1812 2
Bricker migration to Canada +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Bricker Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
- Jacob Bricker, who landed in Canada in 1831
Contemporary Notables of the name Bricker (post 1700) +
- Brigadier-General Edwin Dyson Bricker (1875-1967), American Chief of Requisitioning Section, Board of Economic Warfare (1940-1943) 3
- Erika Bricker (b. 1949), American gold medal swimmer at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Pam Bricker (1954-2005), American jazz singer, professor of music at George Washington University
- John William Bricker (1893-1986), American politician, 54th Governor of Ohio (1939-1945) and U.S. Senator from Ohio (1947-1959), eponym of the Bricker Ammendment
- Darrell Bricker, Canadian author, pollster, and political commentator
- Calvin Bricker (1885-1963), Canadian silver and bronze medalist Olympic long jumper
- Karl Bricker, Swiss Olympic cross country skier
- Bricker Buseth, American Optometrist
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)
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, November 3) Edwin Bricker. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Bricker/Edwin_Dyson/USA.html