How common is the surname Hickson?

5,610 people in the United States had the surname Hickson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,035 Americans. It ranked 6,111th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hickson?

Joan Hickson, British actress (1906–1998), followed by J. J. Hickson.

Where is the surname Hickson most common?

Wikidata records people named Hickson in the United Kingdom and the United States.

How do you pronounce Hickson?

Hickson is /ˈhɪk.sən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Hickson getting more or less common?

More common. 5,345 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,610 in 2010, up 5.0%.

The surname Hickson

A patronymic surname, carried by 5,610 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhɪk.sən/ 2 syllables Soundex H250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hickson is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

From Hick + -son. Doublet of Higson.

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,610 people named Hickson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,035 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,345.

#6,111

rank among US surnames

5,610

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #5,929)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,102	Elizalde	5,620	54,937
#6,103	Agosto	5,619	54,947
#6,104	Laroche	5,618	54,956
#6,105	Honaker	5,617	54,966
#6,106	McComb	5,616	54,976
#6,107	Kowalczyk	5,615	54,986
#6,108	Vestal	5,614	54,996

Who is named Hickson

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

48% of people named Hickson identified as white (not Hispanic), 46% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 48%
Black (not Hispanic) 46%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hicksons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joan Hickson
British actress (1906–1998)
J. J. Hickson
American basketball player (born 1988)

Notable Hicksons come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hickson

Hickson has the Soundex code H250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H250.

Questions

Where does the surname Hickson come from?: From Hick + -son. Doublet of Higson.
How common is the surname Hickson?: 5,610 people in the United States had the surname Hickson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,035 Americans. It ranked 6,111th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hickson?: In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Hickson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 46% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hickson?: Joan Hickson, British actress (1906–1998), followed by J. J. Hickson.
Where is the surname Hickson most common?: Wikidata records people named Hickson in the United Kingdom and the United States.
How do you pronounce Hickson?: Hickson is /ˈhɪk.sən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Hickson?: Hickson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hickson getting more or less common?: More common. 5,345 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,610 in 2010, up 5.0%.