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Early Origins of the Dickerman family

The surname Dickerman 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 Dickerman family

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Dickerman Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Dickerman family

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Dickerman Ranking

In the United States, the name Dickerman is the 16,193rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [2]


United States Dickerman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dickerman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Thomas Dickerman, who arrived in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1635 [3]
Dickerman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Henry Dickerman, who arrived in Indiana in 1852 [3]
  • P Dickerman, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1860 [3]

Canada Dickerman migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dickerman Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Mr. Abraham Dickerman U.E., "Dickermon" from New Haven, Connecituct, USA who settled in New Brunswick c. 1783 listed as a passenger on the Union Transport from New York [4]

Contemporary Notables of the name Dickerman (post 1700) +

  • Marion Dickerman, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Oswego County, 1919; Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932, 1936, 1940 [5]
  • Marc S. Dickerman, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000 [5]
  • Frederick E. Dickerman, American Republican politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Winchester; Elected 1906 [5]
  • Charles Heber Dickerman (1843-1915), American Democratic Party politician, Chair of Northumberland County Democratic Party, 1885-88; Delegate to Pennsylvania State Constitutional Convention, 1891 [5]
  • Bennett J. Dickerman (b. 1872), American Republican politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Hamden, 1919-20 [5]
  • Amos Dickerman (b. 1848), American Republican politician, Member of Connecticut State Senate 9th District, 1911-12 [5]
  • Albert Dickerman, American politician, Circuit Judge in Michigan 14th Circuit, 1888-93 [5]
  • Willard Dickerman Straight (1880-1918), American investment banker, publisher, reporter and diplomat


  1. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  2. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  3. 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)
  4. 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
  5. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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