How Common Is the Last Name Dickinson?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Dickinson today

29,460

Ranked #1,324 of 162,254 published surnames · 9.02 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 26,607 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

89.69%

Black

4.78%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.78%

Hispanic

2.56%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.