The Dick surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 20,923 people carried this name — #1,718 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 14,100 people counted. That is down 5% from 21,933 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
871 people named Dick live in Switzerland.
They live in 23 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 13 births for the Dick name in 1890.
Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 600 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. One of them was indexed under another spelling of the name.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 513 people named Dick.
62 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 44 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 220 people named Dick live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in East Flanders.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 220 people named Dick live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
26 people named Dick have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 59 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Dick in American newspapers,
1875–1916.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,077,579 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Dick,
with a public archive behind them.
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Anne Dick d. 1741 · writer
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John Dick d. 1854 · naval officer
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James Dick d. 1775 · botanist
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Alexander Dick d. 1991 · lawyer
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B. Gale Dick d. 2014 · physicist
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Anton Dick d. 1785
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Dick.
- Diaw 263 · U.S. census
- Diawara 542 · U.S. census
- Diaz 347,636 · U.S. census
- Dib 684 · U.S. census
- Dibling 140 · U.S. census
- Dicharry 265 · U.S. census
- Dicker 1,225 · U.S. census
- Didelot 133 · U.S. census
- Didier 2,188 · U.S. census
- Didio 1,161 · U.S. census
- Didion 853 · U.S. census
- Die 222 · U.S. census
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