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HANKEY

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There are approximately 1,071 people named Hankey in the UK. That makes it the 6,859th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 17 are named Hankey.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Hankey surname in historical dictionaries

HANKEY. A modification of Haukin, the nickname or diminutive of Randolph, prevalent in some of the oldest families of Cheshire. The existing families of this surname derive from that county, and the name was borne there in the rank of gentry in the XV. century.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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