Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
DICK
There are approximately 9,095 people named Dick in the UK. That makes it the 1,160th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 144 are named Dick.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
From given name or forename
Related and similar surnames
DicksDix
Dixon
Dickson
Dicke
Dickes
Dickie
Dickey
Dickau
Dicey
Richard
Dic
Ddic
Dicc
Dicka
Dickc
Dicki
Dicko
Dickj
Dickke
Dickee
Dickei
Dica
Dickje
Dickay
Dickn
Dickl
Dickm
Dickis
Dickos
Dickas
The Dick surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
The familiar abbreviation of Richard. It may come from the Dutch Dyck, a bank or dike, a bulwark thrown up in the Low Countries against the sea or rivers to prevent inundation.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
DICK. See Richard.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.