Dicker Surname

68,431st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Dicker Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the diker,' a hedger or ditcher. Ditcher is but a weakened pronunciation of Dicker; compare ditch and dike (v. Ditch, Skeat's Dict).

Richard le Diker, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Dicker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0641:175,61017,634
England1,9311:28,8553,896
Australia9421:28,6583,887
Germany5781:139,28316,899
Canada3511:104,97311,323
Austria3171:26,8634,234
Israel2471:34,6464,838
Netherlands1911:88,41514,631
South Africa1851:292,85228,409
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
Wales531:58,3875,284
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Ireland331:142,6956,688
Jersey221:4,509908
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Jamaica141:204,9965,998
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
China41:341,830,39216,990
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
France41:16,605,680368,153
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1521:21,1592,991
Wales181:87,1343,963
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2481:202,49517,559

The alternate forms: Dickèr (6) & Dickér (3) are calculated separately.

Dicker (80) may also be a first name.

Dicker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the diker,' a hedger or ditcher. Ditcher is but a weakened pronunciation of Dicker; compare ditch and dike (v. Ditch, Skeat's Dict).

Richard le Diker, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Ricardus Diker, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Tomson, diker, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Dykrr. 1379: ibid.

Adam Wynk, diker, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus de Thomholm, dyker, 1379: ibid.

1647. Married — James Maley and Abitha Dicher: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1780. — John Dicker and Charlotte Farmer: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dike or DITCH Maker [Old English díc + the agential suff. -ere] Symon le Diker.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A district in Sussex, formerly an extensive waste. Ate Dykere occurs temp. Edw. III. among the Barons of the Cinque Ports, and le Dykere some years earlier, in the same county.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

A occupational surname derived from the Old English dicere, from dician, meaning to make a dyke or bank. Refers to a person who originally made a living building dykes or stone walls. Earliest references: (i) Robert Diker, 1261, Elgin, Scotland, (ii) Agnes le Dycher, 1354, Cheshire, England.

- msd09

Dicker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dicker is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Dickèr or Dickér. For other possible spellings of Dicker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dicker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 68,431st most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,003,932 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Dicker reside; 30 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dicker is also the 1,075,395th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 80 people.

The last name Dicker is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,064 people, or 1 in 175,610. In The United States Dicker is most frequent in: New York, where 21 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Illinois, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States Dicker exists in 56 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Dicker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dicker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 832 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 294 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,025 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 138 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dicker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dicker last name is chiefly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dicker last name are 7.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dicker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.09% more than the national average, earning R 366,168 per year; in United States they earn 19.17% more than the national average, earning $51,419 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.32% less than the national average, earning $49,524 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dickèr946/
Dickér943/
Diecker92119/
Deicker9228/
Dijcker9222/
Daicker927/
Duicker924/
Dickerd923/
Dickerr921/
Dickere921/
Discker920/
Diker919,699/
Dicer91106/
Duijcker861/
Dickerdt861/
Dickeard860/
Decker83126,674/
Duiker834,640/
Ducker834,508/
Dieker831,927/
Dücker831,693/
Daiker831,004/
Dikker83550/
Dijker83345/
Deiker83148/
Dicher83141/
Dikert83138/
Digker8364/
Dycker8361/
Dikere8351/
Dioker8325/
Däcker8312/
Doiker837/
Dikeir835/
Décker832/
Dikear831/
Ditker831/
Daicer831/
Dikier831/
Ditschker804/
Dickerová801/
Deckker771,026/
Duecker77706/
Duijker77163/
Deucker77143/
Deicher77120/
Doicher7736/
Dückert7723/
Deckeur7720/
Deikert7716/
Deecker7710/
Deckere779/
Dijkert776/
Diskert774/
Dikkert773/
Daikere773/
Descker772/
Deckerr772/
Dyckert772/
Dedcker771/
Deitker771/
Deccker771/
Deckear771/
Deckeer771/
Duucker771/
Duckier771/
Deacker771/
Doicear771/
Ditkert771/
Deijker771/
Deckier771/
Dyckier771/
Diekier771/
Deckerz771/
Didkerd771/
Duker734,779/
Düker731,189/
Deker73846/
Dyker73468/
Dycer73252/
Dikir7368/
Decer7342/
Dikre738/
Diqer738/
Dicir731/
Dechkerd7110/
Deckerth712/
Deckherr711/
Duijsker711/
Deckherd710/
Deeycker710/
Dekker6741,753/
Dikirr672,033/
Decher671,512/
Dueker67660/
Dykier67585/
Dukker67479/
Deuker67454/
Dekert67366/
Deeker67255/
Deaker67172/
Dekher67165/
Duyker67154/
Dayker67132/
Dekier6789/
Dikire6782/
Dhuker6779/
Dächer6774/
Dykert6773/
Dekere6771/
Deckerová6768/
Dikyor6735/
Doyker6727/
Dükert6722/
Dyoker6721/
Dycher6718/
Decear6717/
Dekerr678/
Dekcer676/
Dichir676/
Dajker675/
Dhikre674/
Detker674/
Dekear674/
Dikair674/
Dicair673/
Dekeer673/
Dukher673/
Dajcer673/
Deyker672/
Dhikir672/
Dedker672/
Dezker672/
Dücher672/
Daycer672/
Dikkir672/
Dykker672/
Dheker671/
Degker671/
Deceyr671/
Duikir671/
Deckerova671/
Dekeir671/
Dekeur671/
Deachkerd671/
Duckir670/
Deecer670/

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