Hockney is a surname. As an English name, its etymology is unknown. As an Irish name, it may be an anglicisation of Mac Fhachtna.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

  • Damian Hockney, British politician
  • David Hockney (1937–2026), British painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer
  • Todd Hockney, character in the 1995 film The Usual Suspects played by Kevin Pollak
  • Tatsuya Kimura (born 1964), also known as Hockney Katsushika, Japanese film producer and critic

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  1. Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter, eds. (2016-11-17). "Hockney". The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.