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 333
Agricultural Labourer 95
Labourer 58
House Servant 36
Nailer 31
At Home 28
Coal Miner 24
Miner 24
Servant 23
Nail Maker 23
Farm Labourer 20
Nailor 20
Butcher 19
Sawyer 15
Annuitant 15
General Servant 15
Dress Maker 14
Laundress 14
Shoe Maker 12
Lace Maker 12
Pauper 12
Stone Miner 12
Bricklayer 11
Cook 11
Moulder 11

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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