Hickey

See also: hickey

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Hickey (plural Hickeys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hickey is the 1206^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 29350 individuals. Hickey is most common among White (92.21%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hickey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 175.