Dikeman Surname

383,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 927 people bear this surname

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

Dikeman Surname Definition:

DYKEMAN: A maker of dykes. See Dyke.

Dikeman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9211:393,54934,518
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3301:152,17814,081

Dikeman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

DYKEMAN: A maker of dykes. See Dyke.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

DYKEMAN: One who makes dykes or entrenchments; a dweller near a dyke or embankment.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Dikeman Last Name Facts

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

Dikeman (Oriya: ଡିେକମନତାି) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dikeman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dikeman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dikeman is the 383,720th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,861,430 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Dikeman live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Dikeman is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 921 people, or 1 in 393,549. In The United States Dikeman is mostly concentrated in: Colorado, where 9 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Dikeman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dikeman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dikeman surname increased 279 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dikeman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dikeman last name are 17.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.93% being registered to vote for the party.

Dikeman earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.89% more than the national average, earning $46,985 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dikeman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dikeman in the Oriya language
ଡିେକମନତାିdiekamanatai-

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