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Etymology of Van Sicklen

What does the name Van Sicklen mean?

The surname Van Sicklen is derived from the Old Dutch word for a sickle. This name was either a topographic name for someone who lived on a sickle shaped piece of land, or was an occupational name for a person who used a sickle.

Early Origins of the Van Sicklen family

The surname Van Sicklen was first found in Ghent, the Flemish Region of Belgium.

Early History of the Van Sicklen family

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Van Sicklen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sickel, VanSickel, Sickle, Van Sickle, Van Sickele, Vansickle and many more.


Van Sicklen migration to the United States+



Van Sicklen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Antonie VanSicklen, who arrived in New York, NY in 1635 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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