Dickinson Surname

7,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77,965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

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.

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Dickinson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States38,6251:9,3841,140
England24,5161:2,273283
Australia5,7081:4,729687
Canada3,4761:10,6001,592
South Africa1,2721:42,5935,444
New Zealand9861:4,593729
Scotland5471:9,7881,363
Wales5161:5,997671
Cuba2161:53,3462,130
Northern Ireland1731:10,6651,659
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Thailand1571:449,92679,063
Spain1261:371,04820,817
Germany1031:781,60657,825
Bermuda771:848136
Ireland731:64,5064,193
Argentina671:637,96144,681
Guernsey661:976172
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Mexico541:2,298,63320,081
Japan521:2,458,54430,480
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
Zimbabwe471:328,47331,980
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
France411:1,620,066149,911
Jersey391:2,544430
Isle of Man371:2,320450
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Chile351:503,32812,866
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Norway291:177,32021,035
Guyana231:33,1403,492
Belgium221:522,57550,051
China201:68,366,0783,721
Cyprus201:44,2444,510
Antigua and Barbuda181:5,510685
Sweden141:703,34052,204
India131:59,005,029552,550
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Gibraltar101:3,395741
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Anguilla41:3,359324
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Jamaica41:717,48710,371
Malta41:107,5681,849
Panama41:978,06412,245
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Bangladesh31:53,118,92425,950
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Egypt21:45,967,877132,655
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Laos21:3,294,1621,900
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland841:52,7374,367
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England12,6711:1,924257
Scotland981:38,1962,960
Wales331:47,5282,451
Isle of Man181:3,015339
Jersey61:8,6471,503
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,1921:5,463682

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).

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

'son of Dickin or little Dick.' This surname is more common in England. Dickconsoune 1488. See Dickson.

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

Dicken’s or Dickin’s Son v. Dicken, Dickin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

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

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.

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