Dicksons — Family Name, Records and Arms

The last name Dicksons is another written form of Dickson, an English family name.

What is the meaning of Dicksons?

Its meaning, shared with Dickson, is “Son of Richard, "brave power"”.

Is Dicksons the same name as Dickson?

The extra ending in Dicksons is patronymic: it identified a person as belonging to Dickson's family. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Is there a Dicksons coat of arms?

Arms linked to Dickson and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Get the complete Dicksons report, with a museum-style coat of arms.