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There are approximately 9,030 people named Hickey in the UK. That makes it the 1,168th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 143 are named Hickey.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Ireland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


Related and similar surnames

Hickie
Hick
Hicks
Hickson
Hicke
Hickley
Isaac
Hickes
Hicksey
Hicey
Hickeys
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Hicksie
Hickiy
Hicki
Hickies
Hickse
Hickay
Hickeyy
Hickis
Hickcy
Hickke
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Hickee
Hickeyn

The Hickey surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

The Huicci, Gwychi, a word signifying valiant men, anciently possessed Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and a part of Gloucestershire, England.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

HICKEY. See Isaac.

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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