Hicks is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hicks
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The village so called in Gloucestershire can hardly have been the source of this surname, which is generally derived, doubtless, from Hicque, or Hick, a nick-name of Isaac.

The son of Hick, a pet form of Richard meaning "rule, hard"; the son of Hicca meaning "courage".

The lastname Hicks is variation of Ickes. Descendant of Hick, a pet form of Richard meaning "rule, hard".

Hicks is the form of Hick. 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

It may be local, from Heck or Hick, a Yorkshire township.

How popular is Hicks?

Hicks is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Wales, New Zealand, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Fiji, Thailand, Ireland, Guyana, Samoa, Germany, France, Trinidad and Tobago, Spain, Mexico, Philippines.

Hicks is ranked 2220 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Hicks bearers increased by 3.06 per cent in 2010 US census to 158320 since 2000, the surname slipped by 15 spots and ranked at 170. The last name was found in around 5 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 67.37 69.46
Black 26.88 26.14
Others 2.23 1.68
Hispanic or Latino 2.13 1.42
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.98 0.94
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.42 0.37
Hicks is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Samoa is ahead in terms of density. Around 247142 people have been found who wears Hicks as their family name. Hicks is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Hicks:
160 United States196,592
Countries with ten thousands of Hicks:
370 England19,945
285 Australia12,331
459 Canada10,429
Countries with thousands of Hicks:
165 Wales1,805
592 New Zealand1,212
Countries with hundreds of Hicks:
9,405 South Africa716
810 Northern Ireland452
1,676 Scotland425
561 Fiji283
48,196 Thailand252
2,340 Ireland193
801 Guyana170
373 Samoa162
45,588 Germany146
70,199 France132
1,479 Trinidad and Tobago126
20,935 Spain125
13,379 Mexico120
84,902 Philippines104
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,283 Jamaica92
2,869 Singapore77
7,410 Chile72
15,376 Papua New Guinea72
6,926 Kuwait67
212 Isle of Man66
28,203 Japan62
35,624 Netherlands57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,524 Ecuador45
130,362 Brazil42
16,333 Norway41
17,052 Sweden40
9,432 Dominican Republic39
3,952 Panama37
273 Saint Kitts and Nevis37
25,592 Switzerland25
57,034 Malaysia22
770 United States Virgin Islands22
50,656 Zimbabwe22
179,591 Nigeria21
5,175 Luxembourg20
5,406 Paraguay20
5,642 Suriname19
461,117 India18
6,317 Solomon Islands18
753 American Samoa17
1,526 Guam16
19,343 Iraq16
16,023 Qatar16
774 Antigua and Barbuda15
52,281 Austria15
1,336 Jersey15
27,097 Denmark14
636 Cayman Islands13
47,700 Israel12
2,767 Puerto Rico11
27,512 United Arab Emirates11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
741 Gibraltar10
111,715 Italy10
797 Bahamas9
7,955 China9
3,802 Hong Kong9
436,635 Russia8
22,056 Colombia7
19,750 Georgia6
555,748 Indonesia6
3,090 Vietnam6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

John Hicks was 23 years old when he migrated to New-York during Irish famine on May 15, 1846. He lived in Roscommon, Ireland where he worked as workman and took Virginian from Liverpool. Ann Hicks, aged 16, Thomas Hicks, aged 18, Pat Hicks, aged 20, 15 years old Michael Hicks, James Hicks, aged 32, 40 years old Isabella Hicks, Jane Hicks (12) Farmer, William Hicks, aged 6, and 73 other Hicks around 43.59% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and farmer, mechanic, spinster migrated to US.

From Germany

Maria Hicks from France aboard the Nicholas Biddle from Havre on June 9, 1851. She is registered to be 30 years old when she arrived in USA. Augusta Hicks (20) Dressmaker, Dressmaker Maria Hicks, Calsher Hicks (4), Charlotte Hicks, aged 34, Johann Hicks, aged 10, 35 years old Johann Hicks, Louise Hicks, aged 10, Releth. Hicks (Of unknown age), Stone cutter Henrich Hicks, 5 years old Ada-S. Hicks, 2 years old Emma-M. Hicks, S.H. Hicks (36), 40 years old Thr.H. Hicks, 30 years old Mr-E.S. Hicks, Laborer Joe Hicks, are other Hicks that migrated to US from Rotterdam, Cork & Liverpool, Bremen and Falmouth & Havre.

Hicks Namesakes

  • Laurence Henry Hicks, English-born military bandmaster and composer
  • John Braxton Hicks, 19th-century English doctor
  • Rosalind Hicks,
  • Charles Hicks, African-American advance man, manager, performer
  • Sheila Hicks, American artist
  • Clifford B. Hicks, American writer and magazine editor
  • Juan Carlos Romero Hicks, Mexican politician and elected official
  • Charlie Hicks, American broadcaster familiar to listeners
  • Weimer Hicks, was President of Kalamazoo College
  • Doug Hicks, professional ice hockey defenceman
  • Merv Hicks, Welsh former rugby union
  • Margaret Hicks, world-renowned producer and promoter of Miniature Art
  • John W. Hicks, served as acting president of Purdue University
  • Granville Hicks, American Marxist and, later, anti-Marxist novelist
  • Charles R. Hicks, was one of the most important Cherokee leaders
  • George Elgar Hicks, English painter during the Victorian era
  • Marie Hicks, African American activist during the Civil Rights Movement
  • Glenn Hicks, former professional ice hockey left winger
  • William Robert Hicks, British asylum superintendent and well known humorist of the 19th century
  • Stephen Hicks, Canadian-American philosopher
  • Bill Hicks, American stand-up comedian, social critic
  • John Hicks, British economist
  • Louise Day Hicks, American politician and lawyer
  • John R. Hicks, murderer executed by the U.S. state of Ohio
  • Tom Hicks, Thomas Ollis Hicks Sr
  • Elias Hicks, traveling Quaker minister from Long Island
  • David Hicks, Australian
  • Catherine Hicks, American television, film, and stage actress
  • Edward Hicks, American folk painter and distinguished religious minister of the Society of Friends
  • Thomas Holliday Hicks, politician
  • Maurice Hicks, former American football running back
  • Edna Hicks, American blues singer and musician
  • Betty Hicks, American professional golfer
  • Esther Hicks, American inspirational speaker and author
  • Scott Hicks, Australian film director and screenwriter
  • Bonny Hicks, Singapore Eurasian model and writer
  • India Hicks, former fashion model
  • Lady Pamela Hicks, British aristocrat
  • Beatrice Hicks, American engineer
  • Taral Hicks, She is
  • Hilly Hicks, Hilly Gene Hicks Sr
  • Artis Hicks, former American football guard of the National Football League
  • Dwight Hicks, former professional American football player
  • RenĂ© Hicks, African American comedian and actress
  • Dwone Hicks, former American football running back
  • Skip Hicks, former American football running back
  • Taylor Hicks, American singer
  • Hinda Hicks, Tunisian-born singer
  • Andy Hicks, English former professional snooker player
  • Seymour Hicks, British actor, music hall performer, playwright
  • Faith Erin Hicks, Canadian cartoonist and animator living

Hicks Namesakes

  • Laurence Henry Hicks, English-born military bandmaster and composer
  • John Braxton Hicks, 19th-century English doctor
  • Rosalind Hicks,
  • Charles Hicks, African-American advance man, manager, performer
  • Sheila Hicks, American artist
  • Clifford B. Hicks, American writer and magazine editor
  • Juan Carlos Romero Hicks, Mexican politician and elected official
  • Charlie Hicks, American broadcaster familiar to listeners
  • Weimer Hicks, was President of Kalamazoo College
  • Doug Hicks, professional ice hockey defenceman
  • Merv Hicks, Welsh former rugby union
  • Margaret Hicks, world-renowned producer and promoter of Miniature Art
  • John W. Hicks, served as acting president of Purdue University
  • Granville Hicks, American Marxist and, later, anti-Marxist novelist
  • Charles R. Hicks, was one of the most important Cherokee leaders
  • George Elgar Hicks, English painter during the Victorian era
  • Marie Hicks, African American activist during the Civil Rights Movement
  • Glenn Hicks, former professional ice hockey left winger
  • William Robert Hicks, British asylum superintendent and well known humorist of the 19th century
  • Stephen Hicks, Canadian-American philosopher
  • Bill Hicks, American stand-up comedian, social critic
  • John Hicks, British economist
  • Louise Day Hicks, American politician and lawyer
  • John R. Hicks, murderer executed by the U.S. state of Ohio
  • Tom Hicks, Thomas Ollis Hicks Sr
  • Elias Hicks, traveling Quaker minister from Long Island
  • David Hicks, Australian
  • Catherine Hicks, American television, film, and stage actress
  • Edward Hicks, American folk painter and distinguished religious minister of the Society of Friends
  • Thomas Holliday Hicks, politician
  • Maurice Hicks, former American football running back
  • Edna Hicks, American blues singer and musician
  • Betty Hicks, American professional golfer
  • Esther Hicks, American inspirational speaker and author
  • Scott Hicks, Australian film director and screenwriter
  • Bonny Hicks, Singapore Eurasian model and writer
  • India Hicks, former fashion model
  • Lady Pamela Hicks, British aristocrat
  • Beatrice Hicks, American engineer
  • Taral Hicks, She is
  • Hilly Hicks, Hilly Gene Hicks Sr
  • Artis Hicks, former American football guard of the National Football League
  • Dwight Hicks, former professional American football player
  • RenĂ© Hicks, African American comedian and actress
  • Dwone Hicks, former American football running back
  • Skip Hicks, former American football running back
  • Taylor Hicks, American singer
  • Hinda Hicks, Tunisian-born singer
  • Andy Hicks, English former professional snooker player
  • Seymour Hicks, British actor, music hall performer, playwright
  • Faith Erin Hicks, Canadian cartoonist and animator living

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