Dicey Surname

485,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Dicey Surname Definition:

(French) belonging to Dicy, Dissay, or Dissé, all names of places in France.

This is more likely than the assumed connection with the Norfolk place-name Diss, anciently Disce.

Dicey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel2441:35,0724,895
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
South Africa751:722,36951,132
England561:994,96549,531
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Akrotiri and Dhekelia11:7,858154
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Dicey (133) may also be a first name.

Dicey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) belonging to Dicy, Dissay, or Dissé, all names of places in France.

This is more likely than the assumed connection with the Norfolk place-name Diss, anciently Disce.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in Norfolk, England (Diss, also Dyce). Also written as Dixie and Dicksee.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Probably local-though Ferguson thinks it may be Old German, Disi or Disa, from Goth, deis, wise.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the fief of Dissey or Dessay, Normandy. Ralph de Diceto was an English historian temp. Edward 1.

The Norman People (1874)

Dicey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dicey Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Dicey is found most frequently in Israel. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dicey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 485,250th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,638,753 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 36 percent of Dicey are found; 36 percent are found in West Asia and 36 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 804,402nd most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 133 people.

Dicey is most common in Israel, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 35,072. In Israel it is primarily concentrated in: Jerusalem District, where 100 percent are found. Other than Israel this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Dicey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dicey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 479 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 3 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dicey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dicey last name are 35.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.35% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dicey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.17% more than the national average, earning R 361,620 per year; in United States they earn 8.37% more than the national average, earning $46,759 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.97% less than the national average, earning $48,706 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dickey9135,908/
Dixcey9133/
Dichey915/
Discey911/
Duicey911/
Dice895,398/
Dicy8965/
Ditchey83135/
Dickiey834/
Dickeyd831/
Dickeye831/
Dicheye831/
Dickkey830/
Dickeuy830/
Dicke804,441/
Dacey804,138/
Diche802,525/
Dixey801,479/
Dicky801,154/
Dicue80275/
Dicay80266/
Dicea80245/
Dikey80150/
Dichy80116/
Dicer80106/
Dicoy8089/
Dijey8074/
Dicse8068/
Dicce8052/
Daicy8052/
Dioce8046/
Diece8045/
Deice8030/
Daice8019/
Doice8017/
Dicet8015/
Digey8014/
Dices8013/
Dizce8011/
Dişey8011/
Dikce806/
Duice805/
Deicy805/
Dicie805/
Disey804/
Dicze803/
Diciy802/
Diesy802/
Decey802/
Dixce802/
Dicee801/
Dhicy801/
Disce801/
Diecy801/
Dicae801/
Diceh801/
Diceu801/
Diezy801/
Diqce801/
Discy801/
Dizey800/
Dickie7312,423/
Deicke731,235/
Daisey731,031/
Daiche731,008/
Ditche73402/
Diecke73344/
Doucey73320/
Dicque73248/
Dicher73141/
Dicaya73140/
Dizeyi73130/
Deacey73100/
Deiche7381/
Dische7365/
Diseye7361/
Dichet7355/
Diocee7351/
Dickay7346/
Deckey7338/
Diccea7338/
Décsey7332/
Doiche7323/
Diessy7323/
Dicsoy7321/
Decsey7318/
Daizey7318/
Dishey7315/
Dixcee7314/
Dissey7313/
Ditchy7313/
Diosce7312/
Dicier7311/
Diecky739/
Dichie736/
Diches736/
Dithce735/
Dichoy734/
Dickyi734/
Deisey734/
Diseya734/
Deicei734/
Dickuy733/
Doisey733/
Dichay733/
Disceu733/
Diesce733/
Dhikey733/
Duiche732/
Dickye732/
Dioche732/
Deichy732/
Dicech732/
Dizeye732/
Dickei732/
Daisce732/
Daucey731/
Didkey731/
Diggey731/
Discea731/
Dizkey731/
Dickiy731/
Dhaicy731/
Dhicce731/
Dhiciy731/
Diesay731/
Diesey731/
Hdicke731/
Dayice731/
Deceyo731/
Daicer731/
Daacey731/
Diecze731/
Dichez731/
Dicytė731/
Diekey731/
Deyice731/
Digcay731/
Digeyi731/
Dikeye731/
Dhicay731/
Discie731/
Diseyi731/
Didjey731/
Diceji731/
Deuice731/
Daiuce731/
Daaice731/
Dieyse731/
D'Acey730/
Dickke730/
Dasiey730/
Dickee730/
Dietzy730/
Dixsey730/
Dicies730/
Deioce730/
Ditcke730/
Decoey730/
Duecey730/
Dietce730/
Daicke730/
Dichue730/
Dickeu730/
Dike67178,765/
Dige676,517/
Dije673,376/
Discaya673,014/
Dace672,759/
Dica672,499/
Desy672,298/
Dyce672,143/
Dise671,020/
Diky67961/
Dize67869/
Dizy67706/
Disy67333/
Ditcher67316/
Dece67305/
Dică67280/
Deky67261/
Ditsche67213/
Dickess67213/
Deicher67120/
Deitche6797/
Daitche6793/
Dezy6792/
Dixe6786/
Dickett6764/
Ditchie6758/
Dischke6754/
Dici6752/
Dejy6752/
Deiches6748/
Diße6747/
Dickaye6743/
Daiches6737/
Doicher6736/
Douchey6726/
Dizeyee6723/
Diče6722/
Diçe6719/
Decy6713/
Dixy6712/
Dicahya6710/
Dexy679/
Deicier675/
Dhaicay674/
Duicker674/
Diochea673/
Diekoya673/
Discayo673/
Disceux673/
Daigeye672/
Dicá672/
Dīce672/
Dickeus671/
Diockhe671/
Dickeas671/
Dickerr671/
Dickets671/
D'Diche671/
Deichhy671/
Dauchey671/
Ditchet671/
Deceyou671/
Dijy671/
Diqe671/
Dizcaya671/
Daidche671/
Dichaya671/
Dicj671/
Dicquez671/
Dicè671/
Dicé671/
Dikieya671/
Diesiya671/
Dietshy671/
Diozeye671/
Dieyesa671/
Dycy671/
Disches671/
Dichech671/
Dischet670/
Deitchy670/
Discker670/
Deascey670/
Deitzey670/
Detchey670/
Deuchey670/
Dichett670/

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