How common is the last name Hicks?

151,942 people in the United States have the last name Hicks, about 1 in 1,967. It ranks #174 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HICKS

#174

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
151,942
About
1 in 1,967
This common or more
21.3%
Who bears it

Of the 151,942 people with the last name Hicks, 64.5% reported their origin as White, 26.1% as Black and 4.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Hicks

#172 Snyder · 152,979#173 Hunt · 152,764#175 Black · 151,439#176 Palmer · 151,165

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Hicks, most common first.

#33,969 Hick · 720#93,282 Hicke · 211

Also a first name

As a first name, Hicks ranks #46,195 of 53,615, with 145 people. See Hicks as a first name

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