Hickson is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Catherine Hickson (born 1955), Canadian volcanologist Claude Hickson (1878–1948), New Zealand cricketer Darby Hickson, American graphic designer, wife of Karl Rove David Hickson (disambiguation), multiple people Ella Hickson (born 1985), British playwright Geoff Hickson (born 1939), English former football goalkeeper Ian Hickson, Swiss-British proponent of web standards Irene Hickson (1915–1995), catcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League J.W.A. Hickson (1873–1956), Canadian psychologist and mountaineer JJ Hickson (born 1988), American basketball player Joan Hickson (1906–1998), British actress John Lawrence Hickson (1862–1920), English rugby union player John Hickson (cinematographer) (fl. 1928–1940), American cinematographer John Hickson (cricketer) (1864–1945), English first-class cricketer Joseph Hickson (1830–1897), Canadian railway executive Julie Hickson, American film producer and screenwriter Mabel Murray Hickson (1859–1922), English writer of short stories Michael Hickson (died 2020), quadriplegic who died of COVID-19 Oswald Hickson (1877–1944), English lawyer Samuel Hickson (fl. 1895–1903), English association footballer Simon Hickson, British comedian from duo Trevor and Simon Sydney J. Hickson (1859–1940), British zoologist William Edward Hickson (1803–1870), British educational writer See also Fraser-Hickson Library Hickson, North Dakota Hickson & Welch Hickson Compact Group William Hickson Barton Hixon (disambiguation) Hicks (disambiguation) Hick (disambiguation) English-language surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names