Hickman Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hickman Name Meaning: An occupational name denoting a Servant of a man called 'Hick'. Hick is from the medieval personal name 'Hicke' a pet form of Richard.

The name Richard indicated a strong,brave and powerful person. Ric 'powerful' + hard 'brave'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hickman Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hickman family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 106
Female Servant 93
Labourer 60
Independent 54
Male Servant 31
Nailor 30
Brick Layer 23
Farmer 21
Miner 17
Butcher 16
Dress Maker 13
Ag Labourer 12
Shoe Maker 11
Baker 9
Carpenter 9
Publican 9
Brick Maker 8
Coal Miner Miner Miner 7
Iron Moulder 7
Sawyer 6
Independant 6
Servant 6
Laundress 6
Bricklayer 5
Apprentice 5

Hickman Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hickman 100% 34,342
2 Hackman 86% 2,821
3 Huckman 86% 812
4 Heckman 86% 741
5 Hockman 86% 237

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The surname Hickman is the most popular version of all its varients

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