Dickerson is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dickerson
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Dickerson is a variant form of Dickeson. See Richard - This baptismal name, besides becoming itself a surname, has given rise to many others; viz., Richards, Richardson, Rich, Ritchie, Riches, Rick, Ricks, Rix, Rickson, Rixon, Ritson, Rickards, Ricket, Ricketts. From Dick and Hitchin, two 'nurse-names' of Richard, we also derive Dix, Dicks, Dickson, Dixon, Digons, Dickens, Dickins, Dickinson, Dickerson, Dickison; and Hitchins, Hitchinson, Hitchcock, Hitchcox.

Lastname Dickerson is the variation of Dickinson. The son of little Dick, a pet form of Richard meaning "rule, hard".

The son of the dike, or ditch, maker.

Family name is a variation of Dickison. See Richard - This baptismal name, besides becoming itself a surname, has given rise to many others; viz., Richards, Richardson, Rich, Ritchie, Riches, Rick, Ricks, Rix, Rickson, Rixon, Ritson, Rickards, Ricket, Ricketts. From Dick and Hitchin, two 'nurse-names' of Richard, we also derive Dix, Dicks, Dickson, Dixon, Digons, Dickens, Dickins, Dickinson, Dickerson, Dickison; and Hitchins, Hitchinson, Hitchcock, Hitchcox.

Variant of Digginson. 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 Dickerson?

Dickerson is common in United States, England, Australia, South Africa, Canada, Liberia.

Dickerson is ranked 7657 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Dickerson bearers increased by 1.71 per cent in 2010 US census to 51889 since 2000, the surname slipped by 57 spots and ranked at 659. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 62.97 65.09
Black 31.57 30.91
Others 2.52 1.87
Hispanic or Latino 2.09 1.38
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.43 0.33
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.42 0.43
Dickerson is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however United States Virgin Islands lie ahead in terms of density. Around 74095 people have been found who wears Dickerson as their family name. Dickerson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Dickerson:
594 United States69,516
Countries with thousands of Dickerson:
3,588 England2,121
Countries with hundreds of Dickerson:
4,168 Australia861
15,215 South Africa417
9,813 Canada414
2,308 Liberia189
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,306 Wales94
1,920 Trinidad and Tobago90
11,672 New Zealand56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,432 Dominican Republic39
8,826 Scotland36
255,572 Thailand31
609 United States Virgin Islands30
177,866 Germany18
236,959 Brazil18
180,670 Philippines17
18,211 Singapore13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
8,518 Panama9
30,726 Qatar9
134,908 Malaysia8
3,029 Guam8
77,571 Switzerland6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 30 years old immigrant James Dickerson who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on May 8, 1849 by Standard put out from Belfast. Francis Dickerson, aged 29, Immigrant Robert Dickerson, Eliza Dickerson (21) Immigrant, Infant Robert Dickerson, Edward Dickerson (34) Immigrant, are other Dickerson that migrated to US.

Dickerson Namesakes

  • B. B. Dickerson, American musician
  • Deke Dickerson, American singer, songwriter
  • Debra Dickerson, American author, editor, writer
  • William Worth Dickerson, U.S. Representative from Kentucky
  • Marianne Dickerson, female long-distance runner from the United States
  • Denver S. Dickerson, American politician
  • Eric Dickerson, former American football running back
  • Ernest Dickerson, American film director and cinematographer
  • Dez Dickerson, member of Prince's band, the Revolution
  • Michael Dickerson, member of the Houston Rockets and Vancouver / Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA
  • Robert Dickerson, Australian figurative painter and former member of the Antipodeans group of artists
  • Kori Dickerson, former American football tight end
  • George Dickerson, American actor, writer, and poet
  • Dan Dickerson, American sportscaster
  • Walt Dickerson, American jazz vibraphone player
  • Bubba Dickerson, American professional golfer
  • Nancy Dickerson, pioneering American radio and television journalist
  • Glenda Dickerson, iconic director, folklorist, adaptor, writer, choreographer
  • Mahala Ashley Dickerson, grew up
  • Dave Dickerson, American college basketball coach
  • Buttercup Dickerson, 19th-century Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Denver Dickerson, was Speaker of the Nevada Assembly in 1943 and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was appointed Secretary of Guam
  • Carroll Dickerson, Chicago and New York-based dixieland jazz violinist and bandleader
  • Henry Dickerson, retired American basketball player and current college basketball coach
  • Anthony Dickerson, former American football linebacker

Dickerson Namesakes

  • B. B. Dickerson, American musician
  • Deke Dickerson, American singer, songwriter
  • Debra Dickerson, American author, editor, writer
  • William Worth Dickerson, U.S. Representative from Kentucky
  • Marianne Dickerson, female long-distance runner from the United States
  • Denver S. Dickerson, American politician
  • Eric Dickerson, former American football running back
  • Ernest Dickerson, American film director and cinematographer
  • Dez Dickerson, member of Prince's band, the Revolution
  • Michael Dickerson, member of the Houston Rockets and Vancouver / Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA
  • Robert Dickerson, Australian figurative painter and former member of the Antipodeans group of artists
  • Kori Dickerson, former American football tight end
  • George Dickerson, American actor, writer, and poet
  • Dan Dickerson, American sportscaster
  • Walt Dickerson, American jazz vibraphone player
  • Bubba Dickerson, American professional golfer
  • Nancy Dickerson, pioneering American radio and television journalist
  • Glenda Dickerson, iconic director, folklorist, adaptor, writer, choreographer
  • Mahala Ashley Dickerson, grew up
  • Dave Dickerson, American college basketball coach
  • Buttercup Dickerson, 19th-century Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Denver Dickerson, was Speaker of the Nevada Assembly in 1943 and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was appointed Secretary of Guam
  • Carroll Dickerson, Chicago and New York-based dixieland jazz violinist and bandleader
  • Henry Dickerson, retired American basketball player and current college basketball coach
  • Anthony Dickerson, former American football linebacker

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