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Dick is used as a surname in English, German and other languages. In English, the surname is patronymic based on the use of Dick as a first name, meaning 'son of Dick' or 'son of Richard', just like Dickson.: 240 The name can also be based on the use of the Middle English words dich, diche, dik, dike 'ditch' as a place name description. In German, surnames with the form Dick has arisen through different sources: the adjective dick 'plump', the noun Dickicht 'thicket' used about someone living in such a location, as a patronymic surname based on Dick used as a first name or nick name, or as a variant of Dieck.
It 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. 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.
Currently, in the U.S., it ranks at 1,718 out of 162,253 surnames.
Notable people
= A–K
=Adi Dick (1978–), New Zealand singer, songwriter, and producer
Alan Dick (1930–2002), British sprinter
Albert Dick (1856–1934), American businessman
Alfred Dick (entrepreneur) (1865–1909), Swiss sports executive and entrepreneur
Alfred Dick (politician) (1927v2005), German politician and school teacher
Allan Dick (1915–1992), New Zealand politician
Allan Dick (1983–) Scottish field hockey goalkeeper
Allie Luse Dick (1859–1933), American music teacher
Amnon Dick, (born 1952) Israeli businessman
Andrew Dick (footballer) (1986–), English-born Scottish footballer
Andy Dick (1965–), American comedian, actor, voice artist, musician and TV/film producer
Auguste Dick (1910–1993), Austrian historian of mathematics
Barry Dick, Australian sports columnist
Billy Dick (1889–?), Australian rules footballer
Brad Dick (1988–), Australian rules footballer
Cameron Dick, Australian politician
Casey Dick (1986–), American college footballer
Charles W. F. Dick (1858–1945), American politician
Christian Dick (1883–1955), Norwegian sailor
Cressida Dick (1960–), Commissioner of London Metropolitan Police
Derek William Dick, birth name of Scottish singer Fish
Elisha C. Dick, mayor of Alexandria, Virginia, and attending physician at George Washington's death.
Florian Dick (1984–), German footballer
Franklin Archibald Dick (1823–1885), American jurist
George Dick (?–1818), governor of Bombay
George Dick (1921–1960), Scottish footballer
Gerry Dick, American journalist
Gradey Dick, American basketball player
Harold G. Dick (1907–1997), American mechanical engineer
Harry Dick (1920–2002), Canadian ice hockey player
Homer E. A. Dick (1884–1942), New York state senator
Ingrid Dick (1972–), Australian netball player
Irene Dick (1949–), Curaçaoan politician
James Dick (disambiguation)
Jennifer K Dick (1970–), American poet, translator and educator
Jessie Alexandra Dick (1896–1976), Scottish artist
Johann Dick (1927–1986), citizen of West Germany who was shot dead on the Czechoslovakian border
Johann Friedrich Dick, German entrepreneur, founder of F. Dick
John Dick (1794–1872), American politician
John Dick (1876–?), Scottish footballer
John Dick (1918–2011), American basketball player
John Dick (1930–2000), Scottish footballer
John Dick (1957–), Canadian scientist
Sir John Dick-Lauder (1883–1958), British soldier
Jürgen Dick (Jurg) (1963–), Swiss curler
Kirby Dick (1952–) American documentary film director
King Size Dick (1942–) German comedic musician singing in the Colognian language
= L–Z
=Larry Dick (1955–2019), American player of Canadian football
Lily Dick (born 1999), Australian women's national rugby sevens team player
Michael James Dick, birth name of American drummer Michael Clarke
Milton Dick (1972–), Australian politician
Nancy E. Dick (1930–), Colorado's first female Lieutenant Governor
Nigel Dick (1953–), English director, writer and musician
Paul Dick (1940–2018), Canadian lawyer and politician
Paul Revere Dick (1938–2014), American musician and leader of Paul Revere & the Raiders
Philip K. Dick (1928–1982), American author whose published work was almost entirely in the science fiction genre
Robert Dick (1889–1983), English cricketer
Robert Dick (1811–1866), Scottish geologist and botanist
Robert Dick (1950–), American flutist and composer
Sir Robert Henry Dick (c. 1785–1846), Scottish soldier
Robert Dick Wilson (1856–1930), American linguist and Presbyterian scholar
Robert P. Dick (1823–1898) American jurist
Ross M. Dick (1912–1994) American journalist
Samuel Dick, (1740–1812), American physician and politician
Samuel Bernard Dick (1836–1907), American politician
Sheldon Dick (1906–1950), American publisher, literary agent, photographer and filmmaker
Stephen Dick (1985–), Scottish field hockey player
Thomas Dick (1774–1857), Scottish church minister, science teacher and writer
Thomas Dick (1823–1900), New Zealand politician
Timothy Alan Dick (1953–), American comedian
Urs Dick (1960–), Swiss curler
Vivienne Dick (1950–), Irish filmmaker
Walter Dick (1905–1989), Scottish-American footballer
Willen Dick (?–1947), Czechoslovakian ski jumper
William Thomas Dick (1865–1932), Australian politician
William Reid Dick (1879–1961), Scottish sculptor