The Schicken 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.
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Early Origins of the Schicken family
The surname Schicken 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 Schicken family
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Schicken Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Schick, Schicke, Schicker, Schickel and others.
Early Notables of the Schicken family
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Migration of the Schicken family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Anna Catharina Schick, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749; Christian Schick, who was on record in Philadelphia in 1753; Erhardt Schick, who arrived at the port of Philadelphia in 1753.
