Schick Surname History

Origins Available:
Germany
Israel

Etymology of Schick

What does the name Schick mean?

The Jewish surname Schick has a few distinct origins. In the first case, this name was formed as an acronym of the phrase Shem Yisrael Kodesh - SHYK. This phrase means "the name of Israel is holy." The second derivation is from an acronym of the name of a famous rabbi from the 16th century, Shmuel Yehudah Katzenellenbogen. This two meanings are not uncommon as many Jewish surnames are actually adaptations of traditional or reverential phrases or names.

Another possibility for some Ashkenazic Jews, would have been to adopt, or have been given by authorities, a name common with the dominant culture of the area in which they inhabited. Therefore, this may also have been taken from the German Shcick, which means "fitting," "polished" or "proper."

Schick Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Schick, Shick, Shik, Schicke, Schickele, Scicker and many more.

Schick Ranking

the United States, the name Schick is the 6,730^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Schick migration to the United States +

Schick Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johan Nicklaus Schick, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
Johann Adam Schick, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751 2
Johan Schick, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
Ludwick Schick, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
Ludwig Schick, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
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Schick Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joh Fred Schick, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1802 2
Friederike Schick, who landed in Texas in 1846 2
Franz Schick, aged 32, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 2
Carolina Schick, aged 10, who landed in New York in 1854 2
Johann Schick, aged 7, who arrived in New York in 1854 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Schick (post 1700) +

Brigadier-General Lawrence Edward Schick (1897-1967), American Head of Department of Military Topography & Graphics, US Military Academy West Point (1946-1961) 3
Doyle Schick (1939-2001), former American football cornerback in the National Football League
Jacob Schick (1878-1937), American Army Colonel, inventor, entrepreneur, eponym of Shick razors, and surprisingly, the inventor of an electric shaver
Bela Schick (1877-1967), American (Hungarian-born) physician, eponym of the Schick test for diphtheria
Yvonne Adams Schick, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for Texas State House of Representatives 47th District, 2006; Candidate for U.S. Senator from Texas, 2008 4
Oliver E. J. Schick, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Missouri State House of Representatives from St. Louis City 2nd District, 1933-42 5
John J. Schick, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964 5
Frederick Schick, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952 5
Michael Schick, American professor in the department of Physics at the University of Washington
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Sources +

"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 2014, March 26) Lawrence Schick. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Schick/Lawrence_Edward/USA.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html