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Fick Family History

Recorded in a wide range of spellings including Feak, Feaks, Feakes, Feek, Fick, Fike, and diminutives such as Ficken and Feakins, this is an English surname. It derives from the pre 10th century Old French word "fiche", meaning an Iron point, a word introduced by the Norman invaders after 1066. As such it was used in a transferred sense to describe an agricultural implement such as a harrow or narrow plough share, or in a military sense, a pointed weapon such as a spear or lance. The surname is therefore occupational for somebody who made such implements, or it may have denoted a spearman, probably one famous for his exploits with the lance.