Dickerson Surname
Approximately 74,113 people bear this surname
Dickerson Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Richard,' a corruption of Dickenson, which see, and compare Patterson. Catterson, Matterson, from Pattinson, Cattinson, and Mattinson. Dickerson has crossed the Atlantic, and is in a flourishing state in the city of New York.
Read More About This SurnameDickerson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69,534 | 1:5,213 | 594 |
| England | 2,121 | 1:26,270 | 3,588 |
| Australia | 861 | 1:31,354 | 4,168 |
| South Africa | 417 | 1:129,923 | 15,215 |
| Canada | 414 | 1:88,999 | 9,813 |
| Liberia | 189 | 1:23,326 | 2,308 |
| Wales | 94 | 1:32,921 | 3,306 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 90 | 1:15,155 | 1,920 |
| New Zealand | 56 | 1:80,863 | 11,672 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 30 | 1:3,679 | 609 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,219 | 1:19,996 | 2,846 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,023 | 1:4,177 | 515 |
Dickerson (251) may also be a first name.
Dickerson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Richard,' a corruption of Dickenson, which see, and compare Patterson. Catterson, Matterson, from Pattinson, Cattinson, and Mattinson. Dickerson has crossed the Atlantic, and is in a flourishing state in the city of New York.
1748. Married — Samuel Jones and Lucy Dickerson: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1785. Francis Noble and Sarah Dickerson: St. George, Hanover Square.
Dicker’s Son: v. Dicker.
(English) The son of the dike, or ditch, maker.
Dickerson Demographics
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Dickerson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dickerson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dickerson is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dickerson click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dickerson? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,651st most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 98,330 people. The surname Dickerson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Dickerson live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dickerson is also the 562,655th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 251 people.
The last name Dickerson is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 69,534 people, or 1 in 5,213. In The United States Dickerson is most common in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, Georgia, where 7 percent are found and Virginia, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 80 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Dickerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dickerson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dickerson surname rose 578 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 9,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 150 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dickerson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Dickerson surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Dickerson surname are 10.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.36% being registered with the political party.
The amount Dickerson earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.64% more than the national average, earning R 336,600 per year; in United States they earn 6.83% less than the national average, earning $40,201 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.22% more than the national average, earning $50,785 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickersson | 95 | 3 | / |
| Dickersonn | 95 | 2 | / |
| Dickersonk | 95 | 2 | / |
| Dickersoin | 95 | 2 | / |
| Dieckerson | 95 | 1 | / |
| Dickersone | 95 | 1 | / |
| Dicckerson | 95 | 0 | / |
| Dickkerson | 95 | 0 | / |
| Dikerson | 94 | 36 | / |
| Dicerson | 94 | 5 | / |
| Dickirson | 89 | 48 | / |
| Dickersen | 89 | 8 | / |
| Deckerson | 89 | 8 | / |
| Diekerson | 89 | 7 | / |
| Dicherson | 89 | 5 | / |
| Diskerson | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dikcerson | 89 | 1 | / |
| Digkerson | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dickersom | 89 | 0 | / |
| Dickersan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Dikirson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Dekerson | 82 | 0 | / |
| Dickirsen | 78 | 0 | / |
| Dikkerssen | 74 | 2 | / |
| Deiquerson | 74 | 1 | / |
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