Sickel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Sickel

What does the name Sickel mean?

The surname Sickel 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 Sickel family

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

Early History of the Sickel family

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Sickel Spelling Variations

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

Sickel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sickel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Michael Sickel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1746 1
Michael Sickel, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1746 1
George David Sickel, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1764 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Sickel (post 1700) +

Mark W. Van Sickel, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Fiume, 1922 2
Welling G. Sickel (b. 1858), American Republican politician, Vice-president, United Globe Rubber Co.; Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey, 1897-99 3

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 30) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html