Parent’s name

Hickman surname meaning

An English surname from Middle English Hikeman/Hicheman, pet forms of Hick/Hitch (Richard) with -man; occasionally “servant of Hick,” and also Americanized German Hickmann.

Confidence: High
US frequency: Rank 879 · 38,795 people
Common variants: Hickman, Hickmann, Hickmon, Hitchman

The short story

Hickman is an English surname from Middle English Hikeman and Hicheman—pet forms of Hick and Hitch (themselves from Richard) plus the hypocoristic suffix -man or -mon. In some cases the same compounds may have meant “servant of Hick.” The name has long been established in Ireland, notably County Clare. German Hickmann is a separate but similar-looking source that Americanized to Hickman. Hitchman is a related English spelling. Parent’s name is high confidence for the Richard-pet-form route that DAFN treats as the primary English origin.

Also seen as: Hickman, Hickmann, Hickmon, Hitchman

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Ancestry / DAFN entry for Hickman (Hikeman/Hicheman pet forms of Hick/Hitch; Irish Clare; German Hickmann)
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