Dickinson Surname
Approximately 77,965 people bear this surname
Dickinson Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Diccon'—not Dickin, for which there is no evidence. The parent, of course, is Richard. The nicks, of names beginning with R seem to have taken the initial D; compare Dodge for Roger, Dob for Robert, and Dumphrey for Humphrey.
Read More About This SurnameDickinson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38,625 | 1:9,384 | 1,140 |
| England | 24,516 | 1:2,273 | 283 |
| Australia | 5,708 | 1:4,729 | 687 |
| Canada | 3,476 | 1:10,600 | 1,592 |
| South Africa | 1,272 | 1:42,593 | 5,444 |
| New Zealand | 986 | 1:4,593 | 729 |
| Scotland | 547 | 1:9,788 | 1,363 |
| Wales | 516 | 1:5,997 | 671 |
| Cuba | 216 | 1:53,346 | 2,130 |
| Northern Ireland | 173 | 1:10,665 | 1,659 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Thailand | 157 | 1:449,926 | 79,063 |
| Spain | 126 | 1:371,048 | 20,817 |
| Germany | 103 | 1:781,606 | 57,825 |
| Bermuda | 77 | 1:848 | 136 |
| Ireland | 73 | 1:64,506 | 4,193 |
| Argentina | 67 | 1:637,961 | 44,681 |
| Guernsey | 66 | 1:976 | 172 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Mexico | 54 | 1:2,298,633 | 20,081 |
| Japan | 52 | 1:2,458,544 | 30,480 |
| Russia | 50 | 1:2,882,461 | 158,532 |
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| Brazil | 46 | 1:4,653,790 | 122,015 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| Jersey | 39 | 1:2,544 | 430 |
| Isle of Man | 37 | 1:2,320 | 450 |
| Switzerland | 37 | 1:221,971 | 18,930 |
| Chile | 35 | 1:503,328 | 12,866 |
| Philippines | 34 | 1:2,977,595 | 140,497 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| Norway | 29 | 1:177,320 | 21,035 |
| Guyana | 23 | 1:33,140 | 3,492 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| China | 20 | 1:68,366,078 | 3,721 |
| Cyprus | 20 | 1:44,244 | 4,510 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 18 | 1:5,510 | 685 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:11,038 | 1,555 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| British Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:4,513 | 453 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Anguilla | 4 | 1:3,359 | 324 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 1:717,487 | 10,371 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 1:13,800 | 846 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 1:53,118,924 | 25,950 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Egypt | 2 | 1:45,967,877 | 132,655 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Laos | 2 | 1:3,294,162 | 1,900 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 84 | 1:52,737 | 4,367 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12,671 | 1:1,924 | 257 |
| Scotland | 98 | 1:38,196 | 2,960 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:47,528 | 2,451 |
| Isle of Man | 18 | 1:3,015 | 339 |
| Jersey | 6 | 1:8,647 | 1,503 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,192 | 1:5,463 | 682 |
The alternate forms: Díckinson (1) are calculated separately.
Dickinson (294) may also be a first name.
Dickinson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Diccon'—not Dickin, for which there is no evidence. The parent, of course, is Richard. The nicks, of names beginning with R seem to have taken the initial D; compare Dodge for Roger, Dob for Robert, and Dumphrey for Humphrey. But our Dickins really represents the French form Diquon or Digon; and Diggon or Diccon as a popular name for Richard lasted till recent times. All early instances are French in form. There is no Dickin in the Hundred Rolls. Even Dick is rare; Hick, or Higg, or Hitch being the first popular English nicks, of Richard; v. Hick, Higgin, and Hitchcock.
'"One of the messengers of Eleanor, countess of Montfort, in 1265, was called Diquon": Blaauw's Barons' Wars. "Jockey of Norfolk, be not too bold. For Dickon thy master is bought and sold."' (King Richard III, Act v. Scene 3.)': Lower. 'Gog's souls, Diccon, Gib our cat had eat the bacon, too.': Gammer Gurton's Needle.
It is certain that nearly all our Dickinses and Dickinsons, Dickenses and Dickensons, &c, are mere assimilations to the English suffix in -Mm, as there is no single trace that an English form existed. The French form got naturalized. In North Lancashire the French form lingered on till the close of the 16th century.
Cicely Diconson, of Broughton, 1573: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
Margery Dickonson, of Burton, 1500: ibid.
Thomas Dicconson, of Dalton, 1596: ibid.
Richard Digon, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Roger Digun, Wiltshire, ibid.Stolen from Fore bears
Alice Dikun, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Alicia Dycon maydefi, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire p. Too.
Ricardus Dicon, 1379: ibid.
Willelmus Diconson, 1379: ibid.
Matilda Dicon-wyf, weoesler, 1379: ibid.
Robertas Dikkonson, 1379: ibid.
Johannes Decunson, 1379: ibid.
1600. Buried — An infant son of Daniel Diconsonne: St. Antholin (London).
'son of Dickin or little Dick.' This surname is more common in England. Dickconsoune 1488. See Dickson.
Dicken’s or Dickin’s Son v. Dicken, Dickin.
(English) The son of little Dick, a pet form of Richard (rule, hard).
Dickinson Demographics
Average Dickinson Salary in
United States
$45,310 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dickinson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dickinson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dickinson is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Díckinson. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dickinson.
How Common Is The Last Name Dickinson? popularity and diffusion
Dickinson is the 7,278th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 93,472 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Dickinson are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 514,566th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 294 people.
The surname Dickinson is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 38,625 people, or 1 in 9,384. In The United States Dickinson is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 117 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
Dickinson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dickinson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dickinson last name increased 420 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 558 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,564 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 13 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dickinson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Dickinson last name is principally Anglican (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Dickinson surname are 14.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.89% being registered with the party.
The amount Dickinson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.75% less than the national average, earning 315,789 kr per year; in Peru they earn 203.36% more than the national average, earning S/. 58,806 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.35% more than the national average, earning R 362,040 per year; in United States they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning $45,310 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.05% more than the national average, earning $53,683 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Díckinson | 96 | 1 | / |
| Dicckinson | 95 | 2 | / |
| Dickinsion | 95 | 1 | / |
| Dickisnson | 95 | 1 | / |
| Disckinson | 95 | 1 | / |
| Dickinsosn | 95 | 0 | / |
| Digckinson | 95 | 0 | / |
| Dickinsson | 95 | 0 | / |
| Dickienson | 95 | 0 | / |
| Dikinson | 94 | 206 | / |
| Dicknson | 94 | 10 | / |
| Dicinson | 94 | 1 | / |
| Dickenson | 89 | 12,223 | / |
| Dickinsen | 89 | 51 | / |
| Dichinson | 89 | 4 | / |
| Diekinson | 89 | 4 | / |
| Diskinson | 89 | 3 | / |
| Dickimson | 89 | 2 | / |
| Djckinson | 89 | 1 | / |
| Deckinson | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dickinsan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Dickinsonová | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dickensoin | 84 | 1 | / |
| Dickensoon | 84 | 1 | / |
| Dickeenson | 84 | 0 | / |
| Dikenson | 82 | 27 | / |
| Dikinsón | 82 | 4 | / |
| Dikinzon | 82 | 3 | / |
| Dekinson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Dicknsen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Dikinsan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Dicinsen | 82 | 0 | / |
| Dickensen | 78 | 25 | / |
| Diekenson | 78 | 1 | / |
| Dickemson | 78 | 0 | / |
| Dichenson | 78 | 0 | / |
| Dickensan | 78 | 0 | / |
| Deckinsen | 78 | 0 | / |
| Deckenson | 78 | 0 | / |
| Deatkinson | 74 | 1 | / |
| Dikensan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Dekenson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dykenson | 71 | 0 | / |
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