Hickes: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Hickes is usually a form of Hicks.

What does the surname Hickes mean?

The family name meaning is “Son of Hick (Richard)”, the same as for Hicks.

How is Hickes related to Hicks?

Hickes adds “e” to Hicks, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. The same family of names includes Hix and Hickson.

Is there a Hickes coat of arms?

Arms linked to Hicks and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Get the complete Hickes report, with a museum-style coat of arms.