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
Average Male Dickerson Height
177.36 cm
Average Female Dickerson Height
162.18 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dickerson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dickerson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dickerson occurs most in The United States. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dickerson? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dickerson is the 7,651st most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,330 people. It is primarily found 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 common first name on earth. It is borne by 251 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 69,534 people, or 1 in 5,213. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Georgia, where 7 percent reside and Virginia, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 80 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Dickerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dickerson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dickerson surname increased 578 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 9,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 150 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dickerson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Dickerson last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Dickerson surname are 10.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.36% 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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