Hicks
Common English surname
Hicks is a common English surname, originally meaning "son of Hick," a medieval nickname for Richard.
Notable bearers include painter Edward Hicks and comedian Bill Hicks. (Lowercase hicks refers disparagingly to rural people.)
genealogy
Study of family descent
lineage · kinship · descent · bloodline · pedigree · ancestors · relatives · namesake · family tree · clan
sophistication/urbanity
Hickscosmopolitans
Worldly, well-traveled people
city slickers · sophisticates · urbanites · elites · intellectuals
- hickory dickory dockNonsense nursery verse
- hickory nutEdible seed from American hardwood
- hickory stickHard wood rod
- hickory chipsHardwood pieces for smoking
- Braxton HicksPreparatory womb contractions
- hickory woodTree material for smoking