Dickinson Name Meaning: This is a patronymic name from the personal name 'Dickin','Son of Dickin'.Also a diminutive of 'Dick'.
The name is of northern english origin.'Dick' is a short form of Richard meaning 'brave power'.A famous bearer of the surname was a poet 'Emily Dickinson'.
Discover how your Dickinson ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 15 |
| Buckinghamshire | 7 |
| Berkshire | 7 |
| Cambridgeshire | 16 |
| Channel Islands | 10 |
| Cheshire | 333 |
| Cornwall | 7 |
| Cumberland | 402 |
| Derbyshire | 78 |
| Devon | 22 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 642 |
| Essex | 23 |
| Gloucestershire | 76 |
| Hampshire | 41 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 124 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 19 |
| Kent | 72 |
| Lancashire | 3,938 |
| Leicestershire | 82 |
| Lincolnshire | 682 |
| London | 748 |
| Middlesex | 88 |
| Northumberland | 671 |
| Norfolk | 15 |
| Northamptonshire | 26 |
| Nottinghamshire | 268 |
| Oxfordshire | 11 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 11 |
| Suffolk | 27 |
| Somerset | 43 |
| Surrey | 73 |
| Sussex | 56 |
| Staffordshire | 211 |
| Warwickshire | 78 |
| Westmorland | 141 |
| Wiltshire | 9 |
| Worcestershire | 21 |
| Yorkshire | 3,447 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 13 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 10 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 11 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,585 |
| Coal Miner | 244 |
| Cotton Weaver | 163 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 131 |
| Dress Maker | 117 |
| Domestic Servant | 94 |
| General Labourer | 92 |
| Labourer | 91 |
| Annuitant | 73 |
| House Keeper | 65 |
| General Servant | 63 |
| Joiner | 58 |
| Farm Labourer | 52 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 51 |
| General Servant Domestic | 50 |
| Grocer | 45 |
| Farmers Son | 42 |
| Laundress | 41 |
| No Occupation | 35 |
| Stone Mason | 32 |
| Farmers Wife | 31 |
| Charwoman | 30 |
| Butcher | 30 |
| Carpenter | 29 |
| Gardener | 28 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Dickinson | 7,017 |
| Mary Dickinson | 6,888 |
| William Dickinson | 6,037 |
| Elizabeth Dickinson | 4,250 |
| Thomas Dickinson | 4,118 |
| Sarah Dickinson | 3,111 |
| James Dickinson | 3,052 |
| George Dickinson | 3,021 |
| Ann Dickinson | 2,466 |
| Jane Dickinson | 2,266 |
| Joseph Dickinson | 2,261 |
| Robert Dickinson | 1,831 |
| Margaret Dickinson | 1,815 |
| Henry Dickinson | 1,505 |
| Alice Dickinson | 1,488 |
| Hannah Dickinson | 1,465 |
| Charles Dickinson | 1,433 |
| Annie Dickinson | 1,419 |
| Ellen Dickinson | 1,332 |
| Richard Dickinson | 1,147 |
| Emma Dickinson | 935 |
| Edward Dickinson | 919 |
| Martha Dickinson | 912 |
| Eliza Dickinson | 835 |
| Arthur Dickinson | 834 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dickinson | 100% | 96,299 |
| 2 | Dickenson | 89% | 26,602 |
| 3 | Duckinson | 89% | 917 |
| 4 | Dickanson | 89% | 270 |
| 5 | Deckinson | 89% | 210 |
| 6 | Dicconson | 78% | 204 |
| 7 | Dockinson | 89% | 111 |
| 8 | Dickonson | 89% | 106 |
The surname Dickinson is the most popular version of all its varients