Hichens is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hichens
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland
Meaning:

The variant form of the Hoggins. See Huggins - From Hugo, the Latin form of Hugh. The name Willelmus fil' Hugonis would as readily subside into William Huggins as into W. Fitzhugh, W. Ap-Hugh, or W.Hughson.

The lastname Hichens is variant of Higgins. The son of little Higg or Hick, pet forms of Richard meaning "rule, hard".

Hichens is variant of Higgens. The son of little Higg or Hick, pet forms of Richard meaning "rule, hard".

Surname Hichens is the form of the Higgin. A diminutive of Hugh, through its Latin form Hugo. Hugon is the genitive case of that name (equivalent to Hugh's or Hughes) would easily become in rapid pronunciation Huggins, and Higgins. See .

How popular is Hichens?

Hichens is common in England, United States.

Hichens is ranked 590350 on our list.

There are about 100 people in US who wears Hichens as surname and ranked 160975 in US Census Bureau. In 2010 census, the last name was found in around 0.3 per million. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010
White 94
Hichens is a very rare family name, few people in England and Northern Ireland have the last name. Around 528 people have been found who wears Hichens as their family name. Hichens is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Hichens:
18,301 England260
163,986 United States132
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
43,987 South Africa96
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
97,973 Australia12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
9,958 Northern Ireland9
40,014 New Zealand7

Hichens Namesakes

  • Robert Smythe Hichens, English journalist, novelist, music lyricist

Hichens Namesakes

  • Robert Smythe Hichens, English journalist, novelist, music lyricist

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