There's an updated version of the HICKS surname at our new website, including better maps and updated information. Click/tap here to go to the new site at BritishSurnames.uk.

HICKS

AbeBooks.com. Thousands of booksellers - millions of books.

There are approximately 25,890 people named Hicks in the UK. That makes it the 381th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 410 are named Hicks.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
From name of parent

Related and similar surnames

Hick
Hickey
Hickie
Hickson
Hicke
Hickl
Hickes
Hickse
Hiccks
Hickses
Hicccks
Hic
Hicksie
Hickks
Hicksey
Hickas
Hickis
Hicko
Hicka
Hicki
Hicas
Hicksb
Hickose
Hickeys
Hickies
Hickeas

The Hicks surname in historical dictionaries

Hig(s) or Hick(s). The son of Hugh. Hig or Hick being a common nick-name for Hugh. Hick, in the Dutch, signifies a simpleton.

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

Your comments on the Hicks surname