How common is the surname Dick?

20,923 people in the United States had the surname Dick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,756 Americans. It ranked 1,718th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dick?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Dick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Dick?

Philip K. Dick, American science fiction author (1928–1982), followed by Andy Dick.

Where is the surname Dick most common?

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

Is the surname Dick getting more or less common?

Less common. 21,933 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,923 in 2010, down 4.6%.

Is Dick also a first name?

Yes. Dick is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Dick

A patronymic surname, carried by 20,923 people in the United States.

Pronounced /dɪk/ 1 syllable Soundex D200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dick is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

Rhyming nickname for Rick, pet form of Richard.

Dick is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 20,923 people named Dick in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,756 Americans. That is down 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 21,933.

#1,718

rank among US surnames

20,923

people in 2010

7.1

per 100,000 Americans

-4.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,492)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,709	Ash	21,030	14,681
#1,710	Hagan	21,017	14,690
#1,711	Brito	21,007	14,697
#1,712	Lanier	20,997	14,704
#1,713	Zarate	20,992	14,708
#1,714	Major	20,977	14,718
#1,715	Escamilla	20,958	14,732

Who is named Dick

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

88% of people named Dick identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dicks

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Philip K. Dick
American science fiction author (1928–1982)
Andy Dick
American comedian and actor, born 1965
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, born 1952
Charles W. F. Dick
American politician (1858–1945)
Robert Dick
American flutist and composer, born 1950
Thomas Dick
British astronomer, 1774–1857
Michael Clarke
American drummer (1946–1993)

Notable Dicks come mostly from the United States (9) and the Kingdom of Great Britain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Dick

Dick has the Soundex code D200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D200.

Questions

Where does the surname Dick come from?: Rhyming nickname for Rick, pet form of Richard.
How common is the surname Dick?: 20,923 people in the United States had the surname Dick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,756 Americans. It ranked 1,718th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dick?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Dick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Dick?: Philip K. Dick, American science fiction author (1928–1982), followed by Andy Dick.
Where is the surname Dick most common?: Wikidata records people named Dick in the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
How do you pronounce Dick?: Dick is /dɪk/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Dick?: Dick is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Dick getting more or less common?: Less common. 21,933 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,923 in 2010, down 4.6%.
Is Dick also a first name?: Yes. Dick is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.