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Surname Etymology and Meaning of DICKMAN

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. English: from Middle English diche, dike ‘dike’, ‘earthwork’ + man ‘man’, hence an occupational name for a ditch digger or a topographic name for someone who lived by a ditch or dike. See also Dyke.
2. English: occupational name meaning ‘servant (Middle English man) of Dick’.
3. Dutch: elaborated form of Dyck.
4. Americanized spelling of German Dickmann.
5. Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname meaning ‘fat man’, a noun formation from Dick 2.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)