How common is the surname Hickey?

29,350 people in the United States had the surname Hickey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,519 Americans. It ranked 1,206th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hickey?

William Hickey, American actor (1927–1997), followed by John Benjamin Hickey.

Where is the surname Hickey most common?

Wikidata records people named Hickey in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Hickey getting more or less common?

More common. 28,970 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 29,350 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Hickey

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 29,350 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hickey is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

From Irish Ó hÍcidhe (“descendant of a healer”), from ící (“healer”).

Hickey is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 29,350 people named Hickey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,519 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 28,970.

#1,206

rank among US surnames

29,350

people in 2010

9.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,105)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,197	McAllister	29,544	10,450
#1,198	Byrne	29,503	10,465
#1,199	Osorio	29,482	10,472
#1,200	Cash	29,476	10,474
#1,201	Haines	29,462	10,479
#1,202	Meeks	29,457	10,481
#1,203	Wynn	29,417	10,495

Who is named Hickey

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

92% of people named Hickey identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hickeys

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Hickey
American actor (1927–1997)
John Benjamin Hickey
American actor, born 1963
Kenny Hickey
American guitarist and singer, born 1966
Jack Hickey
Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer (1887–1950)
Joe Hickey
American politician (1911-1970)
Anthony Hickey
American basketball player (born 1992)
Angus Cloud
American actor from California (1998–2023)

Notable Hickeys come mostly from the United States (6) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hickey

Hickey has the Soundex code H200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H200.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hickey come from?: From Irish Ó hÍcidhe (“descendant of a healer”), from ící (“healer”).
How common is the surname Hickey?: 29,350 people in the United States had the surname Hickey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,519 Americans. It ranked 1,206th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hickey?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Hickey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hickey?: William Hickey, American actor (1927–1997), followed by John Benjamin Hickey.
Where is the surname Hickey most common?: Wikidata records people named Hickey in the United States and Australia.
What type of surname is Hickey?: Hickey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hickey getting more or less common?: More common. 28,970 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 29,350 in 2010, up 1.3%.