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
The last name Dickers is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dickers.
How Common Is The Last Name Dickers? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 924,083rd most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 25,480,930 people. Dickers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Dickers live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 29 people.
The surname Dickers is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 587,631. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 75 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent are found and Hesse, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.
Dickers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dickers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dickers last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 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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