Hickling

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Hicel + -ing (“belonging to”).

Proper noun

Hickling (countable and uncountable, plural Hicklings)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG4123).
   2. A village in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6929).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Hickling Green
• Hickling Heath
• Hickling Pastures

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hickling is the 41728^th 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

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hickling”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 175.