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
General Labourer 75
Dress Maker 48
General Servant Domestic 47
Living On Own Means 47
Coal Miner Hewer 38
Scholar 35
Cook Domestic 30
Tailoress 21
Coal Miner C Hewer 21
Dressmaker 20
Coal Hewer 20
Servant Domestic 18
Domestic Servant 17
Laundress Wash 17
Iron Moulder 17
Carpenter 15
Farmer 14
Bricklayer 13
Butcher 12
School 12
Bricklayer Labourer 12
House Painter 11
Housemaid Domestic 11
Brick Layer 11
Milliner 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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