The Dickerson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 51,889 people carried this name — #659 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 5,690 people counted. That is up 2% from 51,017 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Dickerson surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From a diminutive of Dick + -son.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Dickerson» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Richard’.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 241 · public domain.

In print

Dickerson in American newspapers,
1909–1916.

Newspaper page from The Hood River Glacier carrying the name Dickerson
The Hood River Glacier 1915-09-23
Newspaper page from The Saratoga Sun carrying the name Dickerson
The Saratoga Sun 1909-03-25
Newspaper page from The Telegraph-courier carrying the name Dickerson
The Telegraph-courier 1916-05-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 131,723 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Dickerson in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

2,399 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dickerson. The most, 404, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,363
South Australia 372
Victoria 254
Queensland 223
Western Australia 127
Tasmania 37
ACT (Canberra) 12
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dickerson.

Who carried it

People named Dickerson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mahlon Dickerson
    Mahlon Dickerson 1770–1853 · judge
  • Philemon Dickerson
    Philemon Dickerson 1788–1862 · judge
  • Kellie Dickerson d. 2024 · conductor
  • Madeleine Stiles Dickerson d. 1998
  • Jean Dickerson d. 2008
  • Naomi Dickerson 1686–1769

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Dickerson,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States3,315 records

3,315 records of the Dickerson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1,774
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 794
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 469
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 165
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 45
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 25
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 16
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 12
  • Sacramento County historic burials 9
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 6
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Leslie T. Dickerson

    Born 1921 in Missouri. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa; transport worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William H. Dickerson

    Born 1930; from Norfolk, Virginia. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; died of wounds 1953 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Unnown Dickerson

    Arrived at New York in 1882 aboard the Adriatic from Liverpool, aged 30; nurse.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 3,315 records for Dickerson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia97 records

97 records of the Dickerson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 35
  • Tasmanian Names Index 18
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 17
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 15
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 11
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record George Dickerson

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Isabella, sailing from Woolwich in 1842. Native of West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1847.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Daniel Dickerson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Bombay, aged 37; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Godfrey Lewis Dickerson

    Retired of Fawkner, Victoria; died 1970.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 97 records for Dickerson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Dickerson name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Agnes Dickerson

    Buried in 1985 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 88.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record James Little Dickerson

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record June Dickerson

    Married 1881 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 8 records for Dickerson in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom6 records

6 records of the Dickerson name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 5
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. Dickerson

    Machine Gun Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record R. Dickerson

    Lancashire Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. W. Dickerson

    Corporal, Royal Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Dickerson in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Dickerson name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Loreijn Dickerson

    Buried in 1688 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Artur Dickerson

    Baptised in 1642 in Bergen op Zoom.

    Open Archives, West Brabants Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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