Dickman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Dickman family

The surname Dickman was first found in Lincolnshire where one of the first records of the name was Richard and John Dikeman who were listed in the Curia Regus Rolls of 1206. 1

Early History of the Dickman family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dickman research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Dickman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dickman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dickman, Digman, Dikeman, Dignan, Dignam and many more.

Early Notables of the Dickman family

Distinguished members of the family include

Dickman of Lincolnshire

Dickman Ranking

In the United States, the name Dickman is the 6,659^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2

Dickman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dickman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

James Dickman, aged 26, who landed in Salem, Massachusetts in 1775 3

Dickman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mr. W. Dickman, aged 21, from Germany who arrived in Galveston, Texas aboard the ship "Weser" in 1844
F Dickman, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 3
Agneta Dickman, aged 10, who landed in New York, NY in 1875 3
Deidrick Dickman, aged 16, who arrived in New York, NY in 1876 3
Henri Dickman, aged 36, who arrived in New York, NY in 1876 3

Dickman migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Dickman Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Dickman, English convict who was convicted in Leicester, Leicestershire, England for life, transported aboard the "Eden" on 27th August 1836, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 4
Mr. William Dickman, English convict who was convicted in Leicester, Leicestershire, England for life, transported aboard the "Eden" on 27th August 1836, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1841 4
John Dickman, aged 36, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Lismoyne"

Contemporary Notables of the name Dickman (post 1700) +

Michael Dickman (b. 1975), American poet, winner of the 2010 James Laughlin Award
Matthew Dickman (b. 1975), American poet, winner of the 2009 Kate Tufts Discovery Award
Joseph Theodore Dickman (1857-1927), American Major General, eponym of the USS Joseph T. Dickman (APA-13)
Franklin J. Dickman (1828-1908), American politician and jurist, Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (1886-1895)
George Emerson Dickman (1914-1981), American Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1936 to 1941
James B "Jay" Dickman (b. 1949), American photographer who won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography while a staff member for the Dallas Times Herald
William Dickman, American politician, Member of Illinois State House of Representatives 47th District, 1911-15 5
Irving E. Dickman, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1954; Candidate for New York State Senate 4th District, 1956 5
Francois Moussiegt Dickman (b. 1924), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to United Arab Emirates, 1976; Kuwait, 1979 5
Daniel L. Dickman, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 2000 5
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 20th October 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eden
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html