Schickel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Schickel

What does the name Schickel mean?

The Schickel 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 Schickel family

The surname Schickel 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 Schickel family

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Schickel Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Schickel family

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Schickel migration to the United States +

Schickel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Joh Michael Schickel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754 1

Schickel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jak, IV Schickel, who landed in America in 1853 1
Andr Schickel, who landed in America in 1853 1
Carl Schickel, aged 30, who arrived in New York, NY in 1860 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Schickel (post 1700) +

Alfred Schickel (1933-2015), German revisionist historian, former Scientific Director of the Zeitgeschichtliche Forschungsstelle Ingolstadt

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)