Explore the Family Name Hicken
The meaning of Hicken
English (Warwickshire and Staffordshire): from the Middle English personal name Hick, with the characteristically West Midland genitival suffix -en.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Hicken in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hicken experienced a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 23,968th most common in the United States, but by 2010, it had fallen to 24,890th. Despite this slight decrease in rank, the actual count of individuals with this last name rose marginally from 983 in 2000 to 999 in 2010, marking a 1.63 percent increase. However, when calculated as a proportion per 100,000 people, the presence of the Hicken surname decreased by 5.56 percent.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #23,968 | #24,890 | -3.85% |
| Count | 983 | 999 | 1.63% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.36 | 0.34 | -5.56% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hicken
In terms of ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals bearing the Hicken surname identified as White, making up 95.22 percent in 2000 and 93.29 percent in 2010. Comparatively smaller proportions identified as Black or having two or more races. Interesting shifts were seen in the Hispanic category which saw a substantial increase of 280.28 percent, moving from 0.71 percent in 2000 to 2.70 percent in 2010. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native also emerged in 2010 with 0.60 percent each, where there had been no (or suppressed for privacy) recorded percentage in 2000.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.22% | 93.29% | -2.03% |
| Hispanic | 0.71% | 2.7% | 280.28% |
| Black | 2.03% | 2% | -1.48% |
| Two or More Races | 1.63% | 0.8% | -50.92% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.6% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0.6% | 0% |