Hockney

Hockney Meaning & Origin

About Hockney
The surname Hockney is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Hocca" combined with the suffix "-ey," meaning island or enclosure. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Hockney is "Hocca's island" or "enclosure belonging to Hocca." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name likely hailed from a place named Hockney or lived near an island or enclosure associated with Hocca.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hockney is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hockney: 141
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 122314
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hockney based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Hockney is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HKN
🗽 NYSIIS
HANA
🔊 Soundex
H0250
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AA1 K N IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈhɑkni/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HKN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hockney in Braille

Here's how to represent Hockney in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hockney in braille

How to sign the name Hockney using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Hockney using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hockney in sign language

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