Hickey is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hickey
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland
Meaning:

Descendant of little Hick, a pet form of Richard meaning "rule, hard".

See Isaac - This, as a baptismal name, was introduced about the time of the Conquest. One Isac appears as a chief tenant in Domesday. A few centuries later it was commonly 'nicked' to Hyke, Hicque, etc. Ultimately it gave rise to the various surnames of Isaacs, Isacke, Isaacson, Hike, Hick, Hicks, Hickes, Higgs, Higgins, Higginson, Hickson, Higson, Hixon, Hiscock, Hiscocks, Hickox, Hickie, and Hickey.

How popular is Hickey?

Hickey is common in United States, Ireland, Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Egypt, Thailand.

Hickey is ranked 7500 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Hickey bearers increased by 1.31 per cent in 2010 US census to 29350 since 2000, the surname slipped by 101 spots and ranked at 1206. The last name was found in around 10 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.21 93.68
Black 2.7 2.73
Hispanic or Latino 2.61 1.71
Others 1.49 1.09
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.59 0.41
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.41 0.39
Hickey is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Ireland lie ahead in terms of density. Around 75761 person has been found who wears Hickey as their family name. Hickey is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Hickey:
1,102 United States39,546
Countries with thousands of Hickey:
70 Ireland9,975
435 Australia8,678
678 Canada7,689
1,237 England6,570
612 New Zealand1,170
Countries with hundreds of Hickey:
1,934 Scotland347
1,448 Wales237
1,357 Northern Ireland229
27,419 South Africa195
32,813 Egypt153
93,529 Thailand130
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,227 Jamaica96
95,071 France85
23,867 Zimbabwe74
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
38,570 Spain44
15,418 United Arab Emirates41
6,278 Singapore39
46,668 Netherlands35
122,173 Germany34
82,750 Iran30
30,321 Israel23
220,519 Brazil20
13,165 Ecuador20
1,193 Jersey17
77,522 Greece16
19,343 Iraq16
26,475 Finland14
44,780 Japan14
95,442 Malaysia12
76,885 Czechia11
49,719 Switzerland11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
434,432 Indonesia10
684,495 India9
81,336 Sweden9
39,626 Denmark8
26,217 Estonia8
10,125 China7
50,495 Mexico7
238,248 Philippines7
3,169 Isle of Man6
121,657 Italy6
55,922 Qatar6
493,300 Russia6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

30 years old laborer Patrick Hickey who was residing in Germany migrated to United States on October 10, 1870 by Algeria put out from Liverpool & Queenstown.

Hickey Namesakes

  • Timothy J. Hickey, professor of computer science and Chair of the Computer Science and Internet Studies Program at Brandeis University
  • Dale Hickey, Australian artist
  • Colin Hickey, Australian speed skater
  • Denny Hickey, American racecar driver
  • Sean Hickey, American composer, born 1970 in Detroit, Michigan
  • Andrew J. Hickey, U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • Séamus Hickey, Irish sportsperson
  • James Aloysius Hickey, American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Barry Hickey, eighth Roman Catholic archbishop of the Archdiocese of Perth
  • Ersel Hickey, American rockabilly singer best
  • Marilyn Hickey, American Christian minister and televangelist
  • Eddie Hickey, American football and basketball coach
  • Kenny Hickey, American heavy metal musician, known as co-founder
  • Cheryl Hickey, is host of 'ET Canada'
  • Greg Hickey, Canadian retired professional ice hockey player
  • Noah Hickey, New Zealand footballer
  • John J. Hickey, was Governor of Wyoming
  • Pat Hickey, New York RangersColorado RockiesToronto Maple LeafsQuebec NordiquesSt
  • Reg Hickey, player, and later coach
  • Red Hickey, American football player and coach
  • Michael Hickey, screenwriter best
  • Miriam Hickey, first head coach of the LSU women's soccer team
  • Noel Hickey, Irish hurler
  • Bonnie Hickey, Canadian former politician
  • Jarrad Hickey, rugby league footballer
  • Dave Hickey, art critic
  • John Benjamin Hickey, American actor with a career in stage
  • Kerry Hickey, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Cessnock between 1999 and 2011 for the Labor Party
  • Eoghan Hickey, former professional rugby union player
  • Nat Hickey, American professional basketball coach/player and baseball player
  • Harry Hickey, Australian rules footballer
  • Denis Hickey, former Australian first class cricketer

Hickey Namesakes

  • Timothy J. Hickey, professor of computer science and Chair of the Computer Science and Internet Studies Program at Brandeis University
  • Dale Hickey, Australian artist
  • Colin Hickey, Australian speed skater
  • Denny Hickey, American racecar driver
  • Sean Hickey, American composer, born 1970 in Detroit, Michigan
  • Andrew J. Hickey, U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • Séamus Hickey, Irish sportsperson
  • James Aloysius Hickey, American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Barry Hickey, eighth Roman Catholic archbishop of the Archdiocese of Perth
  • Ersel Hickey, American rockabilly singer best
  • Marilyn Hickey, American Christian minister and televangelist
  • Eddie Hickey, American football and basketball coach
  • Kenny Hickey, American heavy metal musician, known as co-founder
  • Cheryl Hickey, is host of 'ET Canada'
  • Greg Hickey, Canadian retired professional ice hockey player
  • Noah Hickey, New Zealand footballer
  • John J. Hickey, was Governor of Wyoming
  • Pat Hickey, New York RangersColorado RockiesToronto Maple LeafsQuebec NordiquesSt
  • Reg Hickey, player, and later coach
  • Red Hickey, American football player and coach
  • Michael Hickey, screenwriter best
  • Miriam Hickey, first head coach of the LSU women's soccer team
  • Noel Hickey, Irish hurler
  • Bonnie Hickey, Canadian former politician
  • Jarrad Hickey, rugby league footballer
  • Dave Hickey, art critic
  • John Benjamin Hickey, American actor with a career in stage
  • Kerry Hickey, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Cessnock between 1999 and 2011 for the Labor Party
  • Eoghan Hickey, former professional rugby union player
  • Nat Hickey, American professional basketball coach/player and baseball player
  • Harry Hickey, Australian rules footballer
  • Denis Hickey, former Australian first class cricketer

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