Dickers Surname
Approximately 286 people bear this surname
Dickers 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.
Read More About This SurnameDickers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 137 | 1:587,631 | 47,553 |
| United States | 48 | 1:7,551,228 | 341,161 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 54 | 1:451,396 | 25,813 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Dickers (29) may also be a first name.
Dickers 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 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.
Dickers Demographics
Average Dickers Salary in
United States
$30,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dickers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dickers Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dickers is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dickers? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dickers is the 924,083rd most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 25,480,930 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Dickers live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. Dickers is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 29 people.
The surname Dickers is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 587,631. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 75 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent live and Hesse, where 7 percent live. Besides Germany it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Dickers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dickers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dickers surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dickers Last Name Statistics demography
Dickers earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.45% less than the national average, earning $30,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duickers | 93 | 20 | / |
| Dieckers | 93 | 10 | / |
| Daickers | 93 | 0 | / |
| Dickgers | 93 | 0 | / |
| Dicers | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dikers | 92 | 1 | / |
| Duijckers | 88 | 28 | / |
| Deckers | 86 | 10,513 | / |
| Duckers | 86 | 1,045 | / |
| Dijkers | 86 | 872 | / |
| Dikkers | 86 | 605 | / |
| Dückers | 86 | 538 | / |
| Diekers | 86 | 143 | / |
| Duikers | 86 | 128 | / |
| Dyckers | 86 | 51 | / |
| Dickirs | 86 | 0 | / |
| Daikers | 86 | 0 | / |
| Deijkers | 80 | 551 | / |
| Duijkers | 80 | 533 | / |
| Duyckers | 80 | 33 | / |
| Dueckers | 80 | 22 | / |
| Deckkers | 80 | 2 | / |
| Deuckers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Disskers | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dukers | 77 | 269 | / |
| Dykers | 77 | 125 | / |
| Dekers | 77 | 12 | / |
| Decers | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dikors | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dükers | 77 | 1 | / |
| D'Heckers | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dekkers | 71 | 10,810 | / |
| Duykers | 71 | 256 | / |
| Deykers | 71 | 92 | / |
| Deakers | 71 | 50 | / |
| Dukkers | 71 | 14 | / |
| Dykgers | 71 | 13 | / |
| Dekeers | 71 | 8 | / |
| Dechers | 71 | 3 | / |
| Düchers | 71 | 2 | / |
| Düykers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dezkers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Diskirs | 71 | 0 | / |
| Deckars | 71 | 0 | / |
| Duekers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Deacers | 71 | 0 | / |
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