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Where does “Dickerson” come from?

Dickerson is an English surname derived from Dick, a diminutive of Richard, ultimately from Germanic *Rikiwulfaz meaning "powerful ruler."

Ancestry of “Dickerson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDick—
2EnglishdeclarationA written or oral indication of a fact, opinion,...
3Middle Englishdeclaration—
4Old Frenchdeclaration—
5LatindeclaratioThe act of making clear; a disclosure,...
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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