Hickey Surname
Approximately 75,765 people bear this surname
Hickey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Richard,' from the nick. Hick or Higg, whence Higgs, and the dims. Higgin, Higgins, and Higginsons; v. Higgin. The pet form of Hick was Hickey. That Hick was popular is clear.
Read More About This SurnameHickey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39,550 | 1:9,165 | 1,102 |
| Ireland | 9,975 | 1:472 | 70 |
| Australia | 8,678 | 1:3,111 | 435 |
| Canada | 7,689 | 1:4,792 | 678 |
| England | 6,570 | 1:8,481 | 1,237 |
| New Zealand | 1,170 | 1:3,870 | 612 |
| Scotland | 347 | 1:15,429 | 1,934 |
| Wales | 237 | 1:13,057 | 1,448 |
| Northern Ireland | 229 | 1:8,057 | 1,357 |
| South Africa | 195 | 1:277,834 | 27,419 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Thailand | 130 | 1:543,372 | 93,529 |
| Jamaica | 96 | 1:29,895 | 2,227 |
| France | 85 | 1:781,444 | 95,071 |
| Zimbabwe | 74 | 1:208,625 | 23,867 |
| Spain | 44 | 1:1,062,546 | 38,570 |
| United Arab Emirates | 41 | 1:223,470 | 15,418 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Iran | 30 | 1:2,559,417 | 82,750 |
| Israel | 23 | 1:372,071 | 30,321 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Ecuador | 20 | 1:795,292 | 13,165 |
| Jersey | 17 | 1:5,835 | 1,193 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Finland | 14 | 1:392,622 | 26,475 |
| Japan | 14 | 1:9,131,735 | 44,780 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1:221,219 | 8,471 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5,822 | 1:761 | 122 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,688 | 1:14,440 | 2,157 |
| Wales | 117 | 1:13,405 | 798 |
| Scotland | 61 | 1:61,364 | 3,851 |
| Guernsey | 10 | 1:3,266 | 579 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,176 | 1:4,493 | 559 |
Hickey (157) may also be a first name.
Hickey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Richard,' from the nick. Hick or Higg, whence Higgs, and the dims. Higgin, Higgins, and Higginsons; v. Higgin. The pet form of Hick was Hickey. That Hick was popular is clear. 'Hikke the hackney-man And Hugh the nedlere.'
Piers Plowman. 'Bat-que Gibbe simul, Hykke venire subent. Gower.
That Hick was the nick, of Richard, for a time rivalling Dick, is clearly manifest Roger, Robert, and Richard, the then three popular boys' names in R, produced three nicks, in D, viz. Dodge, Dob, and Dick. They also produced three nicks, in H, viz. Hodge, Hob, and Hick; compare.
'Hampty-Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty-Durapty had a great fall.' Or, again: 'Hickery-Dickery-Dock, The mouse ran up the clock': where are clear reminiscences of Humphrey and Richard. Thus useful are these old nursery rimes for etymological purposes. If it be objected that Hick is hard and Richard soft, the same objection applies to Dick, the fact being that Rickard is not an uncommon entry. Besides, Hickhad a softened variant in Hitch, whence our Hichins, Hichinsons, Hitches, Hitchinsons, Hitchmoughs, Hitchins, and Hitchings; v. Hitchen. In the after-race for popularity Dick won at a canter, and while Hick is forgotten, Dick holds his own.
Hikke de Sauteby, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Johanna Hickson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Henricas Hlkson, 1379: ibid.
Willelmus Hykson, 1379: ibid.
(Teutonic) = Hick (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y, -ie. (Celt) for O’Hickey, O’Hickie, q.v.
Ó hÍcidhe A medical family of the Dál gCais.
Bibl; IF 180 etc; Map Clare; Plate XVI
(English) Descendant of little Hick, a pet form of Richard (rule, hard).
The village so called in Gloucestershire can hardly have been the source of this numerous surname, which is generally derived, doubtless, from Hicque, or Hick, a nick-name of Isaac.
Hig(s) or Hick(s). The son of Hugh. Hig or Hick being a common nick—name for Hugh. Hick: in the Dutch, signifies a simpleton.
The Huicci, Gwychi, a word signifying valiant men, anciently possessed Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and a part of Gloucestershire, England.
From Richard.
Alvered Hequet, Norm., 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John and Basilia Hicchi, Engl., c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From the Dutch, Hikke; a personal name.
Hickey Demographics
Average Hickey Salary in
United States
$47,156 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hickey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hickey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hickey (Arabic: هيكي) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hickey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hickey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hickey is the 7,497th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 96,186 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Hickey are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hickey is also the 732,696th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 157 people.
Hickey is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 39,550 people, or 1 in 9,165. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Massachusetts, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 93 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.
Hickey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hickey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hickey surname expanded 354 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 171 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 389 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 569 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 203 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hickey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Hickey surname are 7.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.95% registered with the political party.
The amount Hickey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 741.99% more than the national average, earning S/. 163,220 per year; in South Africa they earn 87.53% more than the national average, earning R 445,632 per year; in United States they earn 9.29% more than the national average, earning $47,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.65% less than the national average, earning $49,360 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hickey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hickey in the Arabic language | ||
| هيكي | hyky | - |
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