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
Scholar 1,007
Coal Miner 89
Agricultural Labourer 79
General Labourer 51
Labourer 42
Dress Maker 39
General Servant 39
Domestic Servant 38
Nail Maker 28
Farm Labourer 26
Laundress 23
Bricklayer 22
General Servant Domestic 22
Iron Worker 18
Lace Maker 14
Annuitant 12
Painter 12
Blacksmith 11
Bricklayer Labourer 11
Charwoman 10
Sawyer 10
Butcher 10
Iron Moulder 10
Brick Layer 10
Nailer 10

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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