What does the name DICKESON mean?

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What does the name DICKESON mean?

That is my last name.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Dickeson, Dickson, and the more common Dickerson, or Dickinson (as in the American poet, Emily Dickinson) are all variations of a patronymic using the pet form of Richard. Thus, Dickeson is similar to many other surnames where the son and his descendants adopt the first name, or in this instance, the nickname, of his dad as a last name. Similarly, Wilson would mean son of Will.

Ancestry.com gives the following countries as places of origin for Dickeson: Holland (6), Scotland (5), England (3). By the way, my maternal grandmother's maiden name was Dickerson.