Dickason Surname

176,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dickason Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. A corruption of Dickinson; v. Dickens. compare Pattison or Patteson for Pattinson.

1686. Baptised — Susanna, d. Elizabeth Dickason: St. John the Baptist, Walbrook.

1692.

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Dickason Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3451:269,48625,328
South Africa4241:127,77815,009
Australia2371:113,90612,650
England1781:313,02323,520
Argentina1091:392,14130,168
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Canada401:921,14070,350
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:234,37917,485
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3631:138,34313,078

Dickason Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. A corruption of Dickinson; v. Dickens. compare Pattison or Patteson for Pattinson.

1686. Baptised — Susanna, d. Elizabeth Dickason: St. John the Baptist, Walbrook.

1692. — Danniel, s. Elizabeth Dickeson: ibid.

Evidently the same mother.

1801. Married — Abraham Dickeson and Esther Hawkins: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Dickerson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dickason Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dickason has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dickason? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 176,519th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,006,413 people. The surname Dickason is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Dickason reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Dickason is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,345 people, or 1 in 269,486. In The United States it is most frequent in: Nevada, where 15 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Oregon, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States Dickason exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Dickason Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dickason has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dickason last name grew 371 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dickason Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dickason last name are 1.57% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.66% registered with the political party.

The amount Dickason earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.22% more than the national average, earning R 435,408 per year; in United States they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning $43,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25% more than the national average, earning $62,104 CAD per year.

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