How common is the surname Dickey?

23,320 people in the United States had the surname Dickey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,240 Americans. It ranked 1,542nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dickey?

James Dickey, American writer (1923–1997), followed by Dale Dickey.

Where is the surname Dickey most common?

Wikidata records people named Dickey in the United States.

How do you pronounce Dickey?

Dickey is /ˈdɪki/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Dickey getting more or less common?

Less common. 23,401 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,320 in 2010, down 0.3%.

Is Dickey also a first name?

Yes. Dickey 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 Dickey

A patronymic surname, carried by 23,320 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈdɪki/ 2 syllables 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). Dickey is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

From Dick + -ey. The city in North Dakota was named in honor of the American lawyer George H. Dickey.

Dickey 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 23,320 people named Dickey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,240 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 23,401.

#1,542

rank among US surnames

23,320

people in 2010

7.9

per 100,000 Americans

-0.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,388)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,533	Prado	23,436	13,174
#1,534	Heard	23,408	13,190
#1,535	Lord	23,405	13,191
#1,536	Thao	23,404	13,192
#1,537	Connelly	23,398	13,195
#1,538	Driscoll	23,385	13,203
#1,539	Dubois	23,366	13,213

Who is named Dickey

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

82% of people named Dickey identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dickeys

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Dickey
American writer (1923–1997)
Dale Dickey
American actress, born 1961
William Dickey
American Olympic diver (1874-1944)
Donald Ryder Dickey
American ornithologist, 1887–1932
Bill Dickey
American baseball player and coach (1907–1993)
Lucinda Dickey
American actress and dancer, born 1960
Eric Jerome Dickey
American author, 1961–2021
Jay Dickey
American politician (1939–2017)
Cheryl Dickey
100 Meter Hurdler
Derrek Dickey
American basketball player (1951–2002)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Dickie
Dicky

Surnames that sound like Dickey

Dickey 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 Dickey come from?: From Dick + -ey. The city in North Dakota was named in honor of the American lawyer George H. Dickey.
How common is the surname Dickey?: 23,320 people in the United States had the surname Dickey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,240 Americans. It ranked 1,542nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dickey?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Dickey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dickey?: James Dickey, American writer (1923–1997), followed by Dale Dickey.
Where is the surname Dickey most common?: Wikidata records people named Dickey in the United States.
How do you pronounce Dickey?: Dickey is /ˈdɪki/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Dickey?: Dickey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Dickey getting more or less common?: Less common. 23,401 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,320 in 2010, down 0.3%.
What are other spellings of Dickey?: Dickie and Dicky.
Is Dickey also a first name?: Yes. Dickey 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.