Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
HICKS
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
HickHickey
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
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
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.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
HICKS. The village so called in Gloucestershire can hardly have been the source of this numerous surname, which is generally derived, doubtless, from Hicque, or Hick, a nick-name of Isaac.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.