Hickey
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See also: hickey
English
Etymology
From Irish Ó hÍcidhe (“descendant of a healer”), from ící (“healer”).
Proper noun
Hickey (plural Hickeys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hickey is the 1206th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 175.