Dickinson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dickinson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dickinson family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,015
Coal Miner 224
Cotton Weaver 214
General Labourer 133
Agricultural Labourer 117
Farmer 112
Dress Maker 100
Living On Her Own Means 97
Living On Own Means 86
Domestic Servant 80
Labourer 80
Farm Labourer 56
General Servant Domestic 54
Farm Servant 49
Joiner 48
House Keeper 46
Cotton Spinner 45
Laundress 43
Grocer 41
General Servant 38
General Domestic Servant 36
Butcher 34
Carter 34
Tailor 32
Clerk 29

Dickinson Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Dickinson is the most popular version of all its varients

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