Dycker Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dycker Surname User-submission:

A occupational surname derived from the Old English dicere, from dician, meaning to make a dyke or bank. Refers to a person who originally made a living building dykes or stone walls. Earliest references: (i) Robert Diker, 1261, Elgin, Scotland, (ii) Agnes le Dycher, 1354, Cheshire, England.

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Dycker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Dycker Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A occupational surname derived from the Old English dicere, from dician, meaning to make a dyke or bank. Refers to a person who originally made a living building dykes or stone walls. Earliest references: (i) Robert Diker, 1261, Elgin, Scotland, (ii) Agnes le Dycher, 1354, Cheshire, England.

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Dycker Last Name Facts

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

Dycker is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dycker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dycker is the 2,460,878th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Dycker are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 1,463,736. In Germany Dycker is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 64 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Belgium, where 2 percent reside.

Dycker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dycker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dycker last name decreased 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Dyckert922/
Dyckier921/
Dyker91468/
Dycer91252/
Deeycker860/
Decker83126,674/
Dicker837,259/
Dykier83585/
Duyker83154/
Dayker83132/
Dykert8373/
Doyker8327/
Dyoker8321/
Dycher8318/
Däcker8312/
Deyker832/
Décker832/
Daycer832/
Dykker832/
Dykr801/
Deckker771,026/
Deucker77143/
Diecker77119/
Deycher7730/
Deicker7728/
Duysker7727/
Dijcker7722/
Deckeur7720/
Deecker7710/
Deckere779/
Daicker777/
Doycher776/
Duicker774/
Dickerd773/
Descker772/
Deckerr772/
Dickerr771/
Dedcker771/
Deccker771/
Deckear771/
Deckeer771/
Deacker771/
Dickere771/
Daycher771/
Deckier771/
Deckerz771/
Discker770/
Diker739,699/
Deker73846/
Dicer73106/
Decer7342/
Dykre737/
Deckr733/
Daycr731/
Dechkerd7110/
Deckerth712/
Duijcker711/
Deckherr711/
Dickerdt711/
Dickeard710/
Deckherd710/
Dekker6741,753/
Duiker674,640/
Dieker671,927/
Decher671,512/
Daiker671,004/
Dikker67550/
Deuker67454/
Dekert67366/
Dijker67345/
Deeker67255/
Deaker67172/
Dekher67165/
Deiker67148/
Dicher67141/
Dikert67138/
Dekier6789/
Dächer6774/
Dekere6771/
Deckerová6768/
Digker6764/
Dikere6751/
Dioker6725/
Decear6717/
Dekerr678/
Doiker677/
Dekcer676/
Dickèr676/
Dajker675/
Dikeir675/
Ditschker674/
Detker674/
Dekear674/
Dekeer673/
Dickér673/
Dajcer673/
Deckrd672/
Dedker672/
Dezker672/
Dikear671/
Ditker671/
Dickerová671/
Dheker671/
Degker671/
Deckerova671/
Daicer671/
Dykjær671/
Dikier671/
Dekeir671/
Dekeur671/
Deachkerd671/
Dickrt670/
Deecer670/

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