# Dick (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dick/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 20,923 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,718 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 14,756 people |
| Change since 2000 | -4.6% (21,933 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /dɪk/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Rhyming nickname for Rick, pet form of Richard.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dick in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dick in the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

## People named Dick

- Philip K. Dick, American science fiction author (1928–1982)
- Andy Dick, American comedian and actor
- Walter Dick, American soccer player (1905-1989)
- Gradey Dick, American basketball player (born 2003)
- Douglas Dick, American actor (1920-2015)
- Kirby Dick, American film director, producer and screenwriter
- Charles W. F. Dick, American politician (1858–1945)
- Robert Dick, American flutist and composer
- Thomas Dick, British astronomer
- Michael Clarke, American drummer (1946–1993)

## Similar surnames

Dickey, Deck, Duck, Dickie, Dyck, Dike, Dock, Dack, Dicks, Dice, Disch, Diaz.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.