| ![Show Contents]() Schickel Surname History
Etymology of SchickelWhat does the name Schickel mean? The Jewish surname Schickel 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." Schickel Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Schick, Shick, Shik, Schicke, Schickele, Scicker and many more.
| 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
- 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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