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Definition: Patronymic name meaning "son of Dick." The given name Dick is a short form of Richard, meaning "brave power," derived from the German "ric" for power or rule and "hard" for brave and hardy.
Surname Origin:
English
Alternate Surname Spellings:
DICKENSON, DICKINSON, DIXON
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Common Surname Search Tips DICKSON Family Genealogy Forum FamilySearch - DICKSON Genealogy DICKSON Surname Mailing List Origins of the Surname DICKSON Surname Finder - DICKSON Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - DICKSON Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - DICKSON Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - DICKSON Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
