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Hickey
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Origin Of The Surname Hickey
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Meaning Of The Surname Hickey
Descendant of the Healer
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Interesting
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Hickey
Hickey is an Anglicisation of the Old Gaelic surname O’Hlceadha. The prefixed ‘O’ in this name denotes that it is patronymic. Traditionally, Gaelic patronymic surnames were given to pass down the name of a clan chieftain or revered elder. In this case the name being passed down is Hlceadha, which is said to mean ‘healer’. It is said that the original clan of Hickeys were renowned for their healing and surgical skills. |
Hickey Statistics
Hickey is the number 1058 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 9,536 share the surname Hickey in the UK.
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