Dicken is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dicken
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Surname is a variant form of Digons. Diquon or Digon is an early 'nurse name' of Richard. One of the messengers of Eleanor, countess of Montfort, in 1265, was called Diquon. Blaauw's Barons' War. In the "Hundred Merry Tales" there is an anecdote of a rustic from the North of England, who, as Richard III. was reviewing some troops near London, stepped out of the ranks and clapping the monarch upon the shoulder, said: "Diccon, Diccon! by the mis ays blith that thaust kyng!" (Dick, Dick! by the mass I'm glad are king!) Nor must we forget the Shakspearean-
"Jocky of Norfolk be not too bold;
the effect that For Dickon thy master is bought and sold."

Dickens is the more usual form of this name. It may be remarked that the word "Dickins" used as a nickname of Satan has a different origin, being a contraction of the diminutive Devilkins.

The form of Diggins. See Digons - Diquon or Digon is an early 'nurse name' of Richard. One of the messengers of Eleanor, countess of Montfort, in 1265, was called Diquon. Blaauw's Barons' War. In the "Hundred Merry Tales" there is an anecdote of a rustic from the North of England, who, as Richard III. was reviewing some troops near London, stepped out of the ranks and clapping the monarch upon the shoulder, said: "Diccon, Diccon! by the mis ays blith that thaust kyng!" (Dick, Dick! by the mass I'm glad are king!) Nor must we forget the Shakspearean-
"Jocky of Norfolk be not too bold;
the effect that For Dickon thy master is bought and sold."

Dickens is the more usual form of this name. It may be remarked that the word "Dickins" used as a nickname of Satan has a different origin, being a contraction of the diminutive Devilkins.

Dicken is a variant of the Dickins. See Digons and Richard - Diquon or Digon is an early 'nurse name' of Richard. One of the messengers of Eleanor, countess of Montfort, in 1265, was called Diquon. Blaauw's Barons' War. In the "Hundred Merry Tales" there is an anecdote of a rustic from the North of England, who, as Richard III. was reviewing some troops near London, stepped out of the ranks and clapping the monarch upon the shoulder, said: "Diccon, Diccon! by the mis ays blith that thaust kyng!" (Dick, Dick! by the mass I'm glad are king!) Nor must we forget the Shakspearean-
"Jocky of Norfolk be not too bold;
the effect that For Dickon thy master is bought and sold."

Dickens is the more usual form of this name. It may be remarked that the word "Dickins" used as a nickname of Satan has a different origin, being a contraction of the diminutive Devilkins.

Dicken is the variation of Dickens. The same as Digons - Diquon or Digon is an early 'nurse name' of Richard. One of the messengers of Eleanor, countess of Montfort, in 1265, was called Diquon. Blaauw's Barons' War. In the "Hundred Merry Tales" there is an anecdote of a rustic from the North of England, who, as Richard III. was reviewing some troops near London, stepped out of the ranks and clapping the monarch upon the shoulder, said: "Diccon, Diccon! by the mis ays blith that thaust kyng!" (Dick, Dick! by the mass I'm glad are king!) Nor must we forget the Shakspearean-
"Jocky of Norfolk be not too bold;
the effect that For Dickon thy master is bought and sold."

Dickens is the more usual form of this name. It may be remarked that the word "Dickins" used as a nickname of Satan has a different origin, being a contraction of the diminutive Devilkins.

Dicken is a form of Dickens. The son of little Dick, pet form of Richard meaning "rule, hard".

The son of little Dick, pet form of Richard meaning "rule, hard".

Lastname Dicken is variation of Diggins. The son of little Digg, or Dick, pet forms of Richard meaning "rule, hard".

Dicken is the variant form of Diggens. See Digons - Diquon or Digon is an early 'nurse name' of Richard. One of the messengers of Eleanor, countess of Montfort, in 1265, was called Diquon. Blaauw's Barons' War. In the "Hundred Merry Tales" there is an anecdote of a rustic from the North of England, who, as Richard III. was reviewing some troops near London, stepped out of the ranks and clapping the monarch upon the shoulder, said: "Diccon, Diccon! by the mis ays blith that thaust kyng!" (Dick, Dick! by the mass I'm glad are king!) Nor must we forget the Shakspearean-
"Jocky of Norfolk be not too bold;
the effect that For Dickon thy master is bought and sold."

Dickens is the more usual form of this name. It may be remarked that the word "Dickins" used as a nickname of Satan has a different origin, being a contraction of the diminutive Devilkins.

How popular is Dicken?

Dicken is common in United States, England, Germany, South Africa, Tanzania.

Dicken is ranked 82117 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Dicken bearers increased by 4.4 per cent in 2010 US census to 2517 since 2000, the surname slipped by 462 spots and ranked at 12351. The last name was found in around 8 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.03 94.82
Hispanic or Latino 1.75 1.04
Black 1.67 2.61
Others 0.68 0.75
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.48 0
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.4 0
Dicken is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Luxembourg lie ahead in terms of density. Around 5904 people have been found who wears Dicken as their family name. Dicken is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Dicken:
13,364 United States2,880
5,549 England1,275
Countries with hundreds of Dicken:
14,042 Germany706
15,034 South Africa423
26,840 Tanzania145
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
39,362 Canada81
4,600 Wales63
1,737 Luxembourg57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,321 Jamaica45
8,372 Scotland39
62,883 Australia24
20,770 New Zealand22
12,893 Colombia21
186,571 Nigeria20
70,330 Papua New Guinea14
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
92,581 Zimbabwe8
53,030 Hungary8
728,828 India8
150,293 Malaysia7

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Fanny Dicken was 26 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on June 17, 1851. She lived in Great Britain where she worked as immigrant and took Compromise from Liverpool. Maria Dicken (Born at sea) Infant, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

Baker Jacob Dicken from Hessen aboard the Louvre from Rotterdam. He is registered to be 19 years old when he arrived in USA on July 25, 1850. Enke Dicken (3) Farmer, Farmer Friedrike Dicken, 12 years old Peter Dicken, Siebert-W. Dicken (47) Sailor, Stiemke Dicken, aged 43, Swantje Dicken, aged 9, 14 years old Wilke. Dicken, 25 years old Joh. Dicken, and 4 other Dicken around 78.57% of whom were farmer migrated to US.

Dicken Namesakes

  • Paul Dicken, Baseball player
  • Billy Dicken, Football player
  • E. W. Trueman Dicken, Author
  • Jayson Benovichi Dicken portrayed the leading role of Shopkeeper in 2016 drama movie To Dream.

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