Ficks History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Etymology of Ficks

What does the name Ficks mean?

The surname Ficks and its many variants can be found today in many countries, including England, Holland, and Ireland, but its origins lie in the Saxony region of Germany. The name was first derived as a diminutive of the first name Friedrich, which was itself derived from the Old High German words "Fridu," meaning "peace," and "Rihhi," meaning "power."

Early Origins of the Ficks family

The surname Ficks was first found in cities in the Saxony region, where Ficks was first used as a surname. The use of the diminutive as a personal name was first recorded in Lüneburg, where Ficko de Wesera lived in 1352.

Early History of the Ficks family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ficks research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1352, 1419, 1560, 1827 and 1896 are included under the topic Early Ficks History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ficks Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fike, Feick, Veick, Fick, Ficko, Ficke, Ficka, Vicka, Feck, Fecke, Fix, Ficks and many more.

Early Notables of the Ficks family

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Ficks migration to the United States +

Ficks Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Lawrence Ficks, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1761 1

Sources +

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)