Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
HANKEY
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
Related and similar surnames
HanceyHancy
Haenke
Hanck
Hanak
Hainkey
Hanckey
Haenkey
Hancky
Haenky
Hanckye
Haencky
Hanckie
Hanakey
Hancke
Hainke
Hahnke
Hancie
Haehnke
Haanke
Hanake
Haink
Hanckes
Hanacke
Hanaike
The Hankey surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
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.