Hickling Surname

81,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Hickling Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hickling.' (1) A parish in Norfolk, three miles from Stalham; (a) a parish in Nottinghamshire, eight miles from Melton Mowbray.

Brian de Hikeling, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Hickling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,4221:16,2822,358
United States7011:517,06043,253
Australia6371:42,3795,408
Canada5691:64,7557,541
New Zealand2571:17,6203,093
Jamaica1261:22,7771,897
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Wales351:88,4157,250
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha71:836101
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6091:15,1492,247
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Hickling (24) may also be a first name.

Hickling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hickling.' (1) A parish in Norfolk, three miles from Stalham; (a) a parish in Nottinghamshire, eight miles from Melton Mowbray.

Brian de Hikeling, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas de Hikeling, Norfolk, ibid.

Henry de Hikelyng, Nottinghamshire, 20 Edward.

Nicholas de Hickling, prebend of Norwich Cathedral, 1334: History of Norfolk.

Adam de Hickling, prebend of Norwich Cathedral, 1364: ibid.

1806. Married — William Hickling and Mary Vause: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Hickling (Norf., Notts), anciently Hikeling = Hicel's Meadow [O.East. English ing (Old Norse eng), a meadow] (Anglo-French) for Hicklin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Nottingham and Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

William and Hugh de Ikelon, Norm. 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae), probably of Hickling, Notts.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Nottinghamshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Hickling Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hickling Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Hickling occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hickling? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 81,575th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,224,180 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Hickling reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles. Hickling is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 24 people.

Hickling is most widely held in England, where it is held by 3,422 people, or 1 in 16,282. In England Hickling is most prevalent in: Nottinghamshire, where 19 percent live, Leicestershire, where 11 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 10 percent live. Besides England it is found in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Hickling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hickling has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Hickling surname grew 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 681 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hickling Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hickling surname are 9.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.08% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hickling earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.82% more than the national average, earning R 408,300 per year; in United States they earn 11.43% more than the national average, earning $48,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.07% more than the national average, earning $55,183 CAD per year.

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