Dickeson Surname

279,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Dickeson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. A corruption of Dickinson; v. Dickens. compare Pattison or Patteson for Pattinson.

1686. Baptised — Susanna, d. Elizabeth Dickason: St. John the Baptist, Walbrook.

1692.

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Dickeson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5901:614,33749,789
Australia4621:58,4327,107
England1301:428,60028,863
Canada1001:368,45633,054
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Wales361:85,9597,098
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1401:174,11014,584
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2831:177,45115,850

Dickeson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. A corruption of Dickinson; v. Dickens. compare Pattison or Patteson for Pattinson.

1686. Baptised — Susanna, d. Elizabeth Dickason: St. John the Baptist, Walbrook.

1692. — Danniel, s. Elizabeth Dickeson: ibid.

Evidently the same mother.

1801. Married — Abraham Dickeson and Esther Hawkins: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Alan Richert, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). Thomas Rechard, 1561 (CMN., 80). As forename: Richart Strathern, 1462. An Old English personal name meaning "powerfully rich" (rice + h(e)ard).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

1-Dickson, q.v. 2 for Dickerson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This baptismal name, besides becoming itself a surname, has given rise to many others; viz., Richards, Richardson, Rich, Ritchie, Riches, Rick, Ricks, Rix, Rickson, Rixon, Ritson, Rickards, Rieket, Ricketts. From Dick and Hitchin, two ' nurse-names ' of Richard, we also derive Dix, Dicks, Dickson, Dixon, Digons, Dickens, Dickins, Dickinson, Dickerson, Dickison; and Hitchins, Hitchinson, Hitchcock, Hitchcox.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) Of a powerful, rich, or generous disposition, from ric, rich, and ard, nature or disposition.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Dickeson Last Name Facts

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

Dickeson is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dickeson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 279,475th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,269,375 people. The surname Dickeson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Dickeson reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 590 people, or 1 in 614,337. In The United States Dickeson is most numerous in: Texas, where 20 percent live, Illinois, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 33 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Dickeson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dickeson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 208 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 7 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dickeson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dickeson surname are 12.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.26% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dickeson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning $44,843 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.08% less than the national average, earning $41,198 CAD per year.

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