How common is the surname Hickerson?

5,041 people in the United States had the surname Hickerson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,247 Americans. It ranked 6,700th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Hickerson getting more or less common?

More common. 5,001 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,041 in 2010, up 0.8%.

The surname Hickerson

A surname, carried by 5,041 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H262

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hickerson is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,041 people named Hickerson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,247 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,001.

#6,700

rank among US surnames

5,041

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+0.8%

change since 2000 (was #6,274)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,694	Kenner	5,045	61,198
#6,697	Pagel	5,043	61,223
#6,699	Bodine	5,042	61,235
#6,700	Hickerson	5,041	61,247
#6,701	Messner	5,039	61,271

Who is named Hickerson

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

76% of people named Hickerson identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Hickerson?: 5,041 people in the United States had the surname Hickerson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,247 Americans. It ranked 6,700th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hickerson?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Hickerson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Hickerson getting more or less common?: More common. 5,001 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,041 in 2010, up 0.8%.