Hickling
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English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name *Hicel + -ing (“belonging to”).
Proper noun
Hickling (countable and uncountable, plural Hicklings)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG4123).
- A village in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6929).
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hickling is the 41728th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 521 individuals. Hickling is most common among White (83.3%) and Black/African American (11.52%) individuals.
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hickling”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 175.