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Etymology of Schicke

What does the name Schicke mean?

The Jewish surname Schicke 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."

Schicke Spelling Variations

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

Schicke migration to the United States +



Schicke Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Paul Schicke, who landed in New Jersey in 1854 1
  • Barbara Schicke, aged 80, who arrived in New York, NY in 1874 1
  1. 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)

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