Dickings Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Dickings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dickings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:723,61140,488
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dickings Last Name Facts

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

Dickings is found most in England. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Dickings click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dickings? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,918,812th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname Dickings is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Dickings are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 723,611. In England it is mostly found in: Lincolnshire, where 49 percent reside, Suffolk, where 19 percent reside and Worcestershire, where 10 percent reside. Not including England it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Dickings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dickings has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Dickings last name grew 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dicking933/
Deckings881/
Duckings880/
Diking8681/
Decking80142/
Doiking8028/
Dikking809/
Diching804/
Dieking802/
Dekings801/
Dickeng801/
Deiking801/
Dukings800/
Deakings7515/
Deiching751/
Duycking750/
Deking71386/
Diqing716/
Dikeng714/
Diceng711/
Decing711/
Dijkink67214/
Dekking6776/
Daiceng6745/
Deaking674/
Dicheng674/
Deching673/
Dikaeng671/
Daiqing671/
Dickenx671/
Dayking671/
Deeking671/
Duyking670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dickings
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