Dickson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 4
Carnarvonshire 4
Cambridgeshire 7
Channel Islands 10
Cheshire 78
Cornwall 5
Cumberland 50
Derbyshire 15
Devon 20
Dorset 1
Durham 94
Essex 15
Flintshire 2
Glamorgan 2
Gloucestershire 16
Hampshire 20
Hertfordshire 24
Hunts and Rutland 8
Isle of Man 1
Kent 53
Lancashire 364
Lincolnshire 24
London 343
Middlesex 18
Monmouthshire 3
Northumberland 142
Norfolk 12
Northamptonshire 24
Nottinghamshire 23
Oxfordshire 8
Pembrokeshire 3
Shropshire 3
Suffolk 27
Somerset 20
Surrey 7
Sussex 3
Staffordshire 24
Warwickshire 26
Westmorland 8
Wiltshire 3
Worcestershire 7
Yorkshire 170
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Leicestershire 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Dickson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dickson family

Profession Census Frequency
Independent 70
Female Servant 69
Agricultural Labourer 45
Labourer 26
Farmer 25
Male Servant 19
Weaver 14
Merchant 11
Dress Maker 10
Draper 9
Pupil 9
Shoe Maker 8
Soldier 8
Tea Dealer 7
Tailor 7
Surgeon 6
Baker 6
Cotton Weaver J 6
Apprentice 6
Blacksmith 6
Gardener 6
Cotton Weaver 5
Carpenter 5
Stone Mason 4
Coal Miner 4

Most Frequent Forenames for Dickson

Name Census Frequency
John Dickson 1,765
Mary Dickson 1,677
William Dickson 1,628
James Dickson 1,190
Elizabeth Dickson 1,096
Thomas Dickson 922
George Dickson 868
Margaret Dickson 664
Jane Dickson 640
Robert Dickson 620
Sarah Dickson 614
Ann Dickson 461
Charles Dickson 389
Annie Dickson 370
Alice Dickson 352
Henry Dickson 347
Joseph Dickson 326
Ellen Dickson 311
Eliza Dickson 305
Isabella Dickson 262
Agnes Dickson 241
Edward Dickson 231
Emma Dickson 225
Richard Dickson 223
Alexander Dickson 199

Dickson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dixon 57% 223,638
2 Dickson 100% 25,463
3 Dixson 71% 3,239
4 Dickeson 88% 1,165
5 Dickason 88% 1,033
6 Duckson 86% 284
7 Dickison 88% 238
8 Dixen 43% 186
9 Dockson 86% 115
10 Dackson 86% 100

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The surname Dickson is the 2nd most popular variant of Dixon.

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