Dickey Surname

15,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Dickey Surname Definition:

= Dick (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -ie, -y.

Dickey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States32,9801:10,9901,351
Canada1,1661:31,6004,107
New Zealand5471:8,2781,410
Northern Ireland4611:4,002793
Australia2361:114,38912,710
England1811:307,83523,246
Scotland581:92,3076,478
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
India241:31,961,058386,265
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Wales121:257,87814,969
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Ireland111:428,08515,694
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
China61:227,886,92811,701
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
France31:22,140,907385,998
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4241:10,4481,500
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:223,62717,016
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,0471:7,126900

Dickey (1,250) may also be a first name.

Dickey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Dick (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -ie, -y.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of little Dick, a pet form of Richard (rule, hard).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Dickey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dickey (Arabic: ديكي) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dickey.

How Common Is The Last Name Dickey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 15,515th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 202,950 people. The surname Dickey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Dickey reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 223,351st most common first name world-wide, held by 1,250 people.

The surname Dickey is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 32,980 people, or 1 in 10,990. In The United States Dickey is most common in: Texas, where 12 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Georgia, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 54 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent live and New Zealand, where 2 percent live.

Dickey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dickey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dickey last name increased 468 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 527 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dickey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dickey last name are 14.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.88% registered with the party.

The amount Dickey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.2% more than the national average, earning R 257,136 per year; in United States they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning $42,984 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.55% more than the national average, earning $50,451 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dickiey924/
Dickeyd921/
Dickeye921/
Dickkey920/
Dickeuy920/
Dicke914,441/
Dicky911,154/
Dicey91685/
Dikey91150/
Dickie8312,423/
Deicke831,235/
Dackey83552/
Diecke83344/
Dickay8346/
Deckey8338/
Duckey8327/
Diecky839/
Dichey835/
Dickyi834/
Dickuy833/
Dhikey833/
Dickye832/
Dickei832/
Didkey831/
Dizkey831/
Dickiy831/
Hdicke831/
Diekey831/
Dikeye831/
Duicey831/
Dickke830/
Dickee830/
Ditcke830/
Daicke830/
Dickeu830/
Dike80178,765/
Dice805,398/
Diky80961/
Dickess77213/
Dickett7764/
Dischke7754/
Dickaye7743/
Dhackey778/
Duicker774/
Dickeus771/
Diockhe771/
Dickeas771/
Dickerr771/
Dickets771/
Dicheye771/
Dikieya771/
Douckey771/
Discker770/
Ditchke770/
Deike733,819/
Dikiy732,650/
Diche732,525/
Dakey732,419/
Dieke731,723/
Dikeç731,425/
Dicka73916/
Decke73810/
Ducke73683/
Dioke73414/
Dycke73403/
Dijke73322/
Dikay73295/
Dacke73294/
Dikeh73283/
Dicue73275/
Daike73271/
Dicay73266/
Dicea73245/
Dhike73211/
Decky73177/
Dicki73154/
Dikoy73141/
Dukey73115/
Dický73109/
Dicoy7389/
Dekey7376/
Dická7374/
Dikky7365/
Dikke7355/
Dikea7353/
Dicce7352/
Dücke7345/
Dikie7342/
Dikae7331/
Deice7330/
Doike7330/
Dikye7323/
Ducky7321/
Daice7319/
Doice7317/
Däcke7314/
Dikhe737/
Dikoe737/
Dikce736/
Daiky736/
Duice735/
Dikej735/
Dikei735/
Dikyo735/
Duike734/
Diciy732/
Dikyi732/
Decey732/
Dikeu732/
Dicee731/
Duiky731/
Tdike731/
Dikee731/
Dicae731/
Diceh731/
Diceu731/
Dikuy731/
Dikep731/
Dikez731/
Diqce731/
Diqke731/
Dioky730/
Dicketts7193/
Geedicke7122/
Ditschke7121/
Duijcker711/
Dickoyot711/
Dikaya672,452/
Dücker671,693/
Daikyo671,429/
Daiche671,008/
Doecke67803/
Dickau67798/
Dikuyi67744/
Diyoke67503/
Dekeya67469/
Dijker67345/
Doucey67320/
Dicque67248/
Dikeji67241/
Deecke67206/
Diokhe67182/
Doucke67173/
Duckie67160/
Dikiya67147/
Dikoue67145/
Dicaya67140/
Daecke67108/
Deacey67100/
Deiche6781/
Deitke6770/
Digker6764/
Deczky6759/
Dikoyi6755/
Daacke6746/
Dichka6744/
Doikay6743/
Ditsky6742/
Daikei6742/
Dittke6740/
Diccea6738/
Dissky6735/
Dikuya6734/
Deicki6733/
Dishke6731/
Diskes6728/
Diokei6725/
Doiche6723/
Dickou6723/
Diekeh6723/
Deikhy6721/
Doukey6721/
Dietschke6721/
Dhakey6718/
Dikoye6716/
Daiket6714/
Daucke6713/
Dikkie6713/
Dikiye6713/
Dayike6712/
Däcker6712/
Dikaye6711/
Dickah6711/
Dekeye6710/
Dhukey6710/
Dioyke679/
Duckee678/
Dikawe678/
Diczki677/
Doiker677/
Daikeh676/
Duckay676/
Deekey676/
Discka676/
Dakhey676/
Dickèr676/
Diekeu675/
Dikowe675/
Diekie675/
Daakey674/
Duckei674/
Daikye674/
Dekhey674/
Dikayo674/
Doisky674/
Deicei674/
Dickoa673/
Dickha673/
Dhicka673/
Doykey673/
Duecke673/
Dickio673/
Dikoyo673/
Dikoya673/
Dickér673/
Duikay673/
Daikay673/
Dikess673/
Deckee672/
Dickui672/
Dhikke672/
Deycke672/
Dhaike672/
Diyake672/
Diskuy672/
Duikes672/
Doekey672/
Daikhe672/
Duiche672/
Diyeke672/
Décker672/
Dikkez672/
Dikayi672/
Dikkeh672/
Dikhae672/
Dikhie672/
Daucey671/
Diskiy671/
Dikest671/
Dikoiy671/
Ditker671/
Ditske671/
Dhicce671/
Dhikiy671/
Dhiske671/
Dhoike671/
Daikee671/
Dekeyo671/
Deckie671/
Deckyi671/
Duckea671/
Deikes671/
Duiske671/
Duckiy671/
Deckei671/
Digkay671/
Dikkoy671/
Daikke671/
Tdikoy671/
Djckeu671/
Diszke671/
Dejike671/
Dayice671/
Deceyo671/
Dickai671/
Dickih671/
Dickoi671/
Dicska671/
Deyice671/
Digcay671/
Dikaie671/
Dhicay671/
Dhikay671/
Dhekey671/
Dikahe671/
Duckhy671/
Duckoy671/
Dukhey671/
Deikye671/
Diceji671/
Daiake671/
Daicka671/
Daiuce671/
Daaice671/
Diekoe671/
Didcka671/
Dickat670/
Duycke670/
Deioce670/
Deicka670/
Deakey670/
Dackee670/
Deieke670/
Decoey670/
Duikee670/
Dicski670/

Dickey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dickey in the Arabic language
ديكيdyky-

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Dickey Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dickey
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