Popularity of the last name by country

Ireland

• Dublin (502)
• Cork (374)
• Leix {Queens, Laois} (347)
• Roscommon (337)
• Cavan (292)
• Wicklow (182)
• Waterford (137)
• Sligo (117)
• Monoghan (102)
• Offaly {Kings} (71)
• Tipperary (65)
• Clare (59)
• Donegal (56)
• Limerick (43)
• Louth (34)
• Kildare (20)
• Leitrim (20)
• Galway (15)
• Kerry (13)
• Meath (12)
• Wexford (7)
• Kilkenny (6)
• Mayo (4)
• Carlow (3)
• Westmeath (1)

All countries

• United States (154,469)
• United Kingdom (139,254)
• Australia (9,992)
• Canada (7,412)
• Ireland (4,850)
• New Zealand (4,055)
• France (2,196)
• Unknown country (2,087)
• Italy (913)
• Germany (707)
• Switzerland (364)
• Netherlands (330)
• Belgium (216)
• Mexico (127)
• Egypt (121)
• Jamaica (111)
• India (102)
• Spain (87)
• Indonesia (86)
• Colombia (82)
• China (80)
• Austria (75)
• Peru (72)
• Greece (54)
• Russian Federation (45)
• Ukraine (45)
• South Africa (42)
• Poland (38)
• Chile (37)
• Cuba (36)
• Lebanon (36)
• Philippines (35)
• Turkey (35)
• Sweden (34)
• Israel (32)
• Denmark (31)
• New Caledonia (29)
• Paraguay (27)
• Angola (23)
• Portugal (23)

Origine of last name

HICKS : 1: English: variant of <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Hick">Hick</a> with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This is a widespread surname in England and is also common in southwest and southern Wales.2: German: patronymic from <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Hick">Hick</a>. Compare <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Hix">Hix</a>.