Dick
Origin
Meaningson of "Richard"
Region of originScotland, North East England
Other names
Variant form(s)Dick, Dixon, Dickson, Richardson, Richards, Richard

As a surname, Dick is the 1,513th most common name in Great Britain with 6,545 bearers. Although found in every part of Britain, the form Dick is especially common in Scotland, and it was from there, in the 17th century, that the surname was taken to Northern Ireland.[1] It is most common in West Lothian, where it is the 78th most common surname with 1,742 bearers. Other notable concentrations include Northumberland (146th, 1,630), Tyne and Wear (335th, 1,738), Berkshire (365th, 1,704), and in Norfolk.[2]

Currently, in the U.S., it ranks at 1,718 out of 162,253 surnames.[3]

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References

  1. ^ Dick, Name Meaning, Origin, Detailed Name Information & Meaning of Names at NameLab - FamilyEducation.com. Baby-names.familyeducation.com. Retrieved on 2014-02-19.
  2. ^ Dick : the surname Dick - sofeminine Archived 2008-11-04 at the Wayback Machine. Surname.sofeminine.co.uk. Retrieved on 2014-02-19.
  3. ^ Numerology and birthdate. behindthename.com
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