Find out how popular the last name Fickel is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Fickel.

Fickel, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Fickel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fickel in America

Fickel is the 32365th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fickel surname appeared 711 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Fickel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fickel to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Fickel

The surname Fickel has its origins in Germany, dating back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the German word "fickel," which means "fickle" or "inconstant." This name likely originated as a nickname for someone with a changeable or inconsistent nature.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Fickel surname can be found in the records of the town of Nürnberg in Bavaria, Germany, from the 14th century. A document from 1375 mentions a person named Hans Fickel, a merchant in the city.

The Fickel name also appears in various medieval manuscripts and records throughout Germany, such as the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony. In this collection, a person named Konrad Fickel is mentioned in a document from 1412.

As the Fickel family spread throughout Germany, variations in spelling emerged, including Fickel, Fickell, and Fickle. Some of these variations were influenced by local dialects or the preferences of individual scribes.

One notable bearer of the Fickel surname was Johann Fickel (1540-1612), a German theologian and reformer who served as a pastor in Wittenberg and was a close associate of Martin Luther.

Another historical figure with the Fickel name was Hans Fickel (1610-1675), a German painter and engraver who was active in Nuremberg during the Baroque period.

In the 18th century, a Fickel family from the region of Franconia in Bavaria emigrated to Pennsylvania in the United States, where they settled in the area around Lancaster County. One of their descendants, Jacob Fickel (1771-1837), became a prominent figure in the local community and served as a judge.

Other notable individuals with the Fickel surname include Friedrich Fickel (1856-1932), a German physician and medical historian, and Theodor Fickel (1871-1949), a German architect who designed several notable buildings in Berlin in the early 20th century.

While the Fickel name has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora, with descendants of the original Fickel families now found in various countries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fickel

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Fickel.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Fickel was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Fickel has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Fickel was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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