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Dickey History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Ireland United States Canada New Zealand

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Suggested Reading Citations

Dickey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Scotland
Ireland

The western coast of Scotland and the desolate Hebrides islands are the ancient home of the Dickey family. Their name is derived from the name Dick, which is a diminutive of Richard. 1

Early Origins of the Dickey family

The surname Dickey was first found in Renfrewshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rinn Friù), a historic county of Scotland, today encompassing the Council Areas of Renfrew, East Renfrewshire, and Iverclyde, in the Strathclyde region of southwestern Scotland.

Early records of the family are very rare, so we must look to the 16th century for the first few entries: "Robert Dikky is recorded in Glasgow in 1504. Money was given 'Sir' Archibald Dikkie, 'for rowelling and gyding of the knok and for lying nychtlie in the tolbuth to rewll and keip the samyne and for helping and support of him to bed clais,' 1583. David Dickie was burgess of Montrose in 1627. " 2

Early History of the Dickey family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dickey research. Another 274 words (20 lines of text) covering the years 1627, 1775, 1798, 1812, 1830, 1839, 1849, 1860, 1877, 1882 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Dickey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dickey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations were extremely common in medieval names, since scribes from that era recorded names according to sound rather than a standard set of rules. Dickey has appeared in various documents spelled Dickie, Dickey, Dikkie and others.

Early Notables of the Dickey family

Notable amongst the Clan from early times was Dr. George Dickie (1812-1882), Scottish botanist, born at Aberdeen 23 Nov. 1812, was educated at Marischal College in that city, where he graduated A.M. in 1830, and prosecuted the study of medicine in the universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh. From 1839 he lectured on botany for ten years in King's College, Aberdeen...
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Dickey Ranking

In the United States, the name Dickey is the 1,246^th most popular surname with an estimated 24,870 people with that name. 3

Migration of the Dickey family to Ireland

Some of the Dickey family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 176 words (13 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dickey migration to the United States +

The descendants of the Dalriadan families who made the great crossing of the Atlantic still dot communities along the east coast of the United States and Canada. In the American War of Independence, many of the settlers traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Clan societies and highland games have allowed Canadian and American families of Scottish descent to recover much of their lost heritage. Investigation of the origins of family names on the North American continent has revealed that early immigrants bearing the name Dickey or a variant listed above include:

Dickey Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

In 1650 Daniel Dickey, who settled in Virginia in 1650
DanII Dickey, who landed in Virginia in 1650 4

Dickey Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Alexander Dickey, who arrived in South Carolina in 1772 4
Jane Dickey, who landed in South Carolina in 1772 4
Arthur Dickey, who landed in America in 1795 4

Dickey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Isaac Dickey, aged 20, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1804 4
John Dickey, who arrived in America in 1805 4
Nathaniel Dickey, who arrived in America in 1811 4
James Dickey, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1811 4
Adam Dickey, aged 35, who landed in New York in 1812 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Dickey migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dickey Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

John Dickey, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750
Mr. Adam Dickey U.E. who settled in Charlotee County, New Brunswick c. 1783 member of the Cape Ann Association 5

Dickey Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Abraham Dickey, who arrived in Canada in 1816
William Dickey, who landed in Canada in 1828
Marjorie Dickey, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Robert Burns" in 1834
Theron Dickey, who arrived in Canada in 1840

Dickey migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Dickey Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

John Dickey, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Annie Wilson" in 1863
Samuel Dickey, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Annie Wilson" in 1863
Samuel Dickey, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Empress" in 1865
Nancy Dickey, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Empress" in 1865
Jane Dickey, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Empress" in 1865
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Dickey (post 1700) +

Robert Barry Dickey (1811-1903), Canadian politician, one of the Fathers of Confederation, Senator for Amherst, Nova Scotia (1867-1903), son of Robert McGowan Dickey
Eric Jerome Dickey (1961-2021), American New York Times best-selling author who wrote several crime novels involving grifters, ex cons, and assassins
Christopher Swift Dickey (1951-2020), American journalist, author, and news editor
James "Jim" Dickey (1934-2018), American football player and head football coach at Kansas State University from 1978 to 1985
Jay Woodson Dickey Jr. (1939-2017), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas (1993-2001)
William K. Dickey, American Republican politician, Candidate for New Jersey State House of Assembly 6th District, 1975 6
William D. Dickey, American politician, Delegate to New York State Constitutional Convention 16th District, 1894; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1897-1907 6
William Dickey, American politician, Postmaster at Paterson, New Jersey, 1849-53 6
William B. Dickey, American politician, U.S. Consul in Callao, 1897-98 6
Walter S. Dickey, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1900, 1912; Candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1916 6
... (Another 63 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Dickey family +

Flight TWA 800

Mr. Douglas Clair Dickey (d. 1996), from Montoursville, Pennsylvania, USA, American chaperone for the students from Montoursville flying aboard flight TWA 800 from J.F.K. Airport, New York to Leonardo da Vinci Airport, Rome when the plane crashed after takeoff ; he died in the crash 7

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
"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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2017, March 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Washington Post Passenger List TWA Flight 800. (Retrieved 2018, February 15th). Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/twa800/list01.htm