The first part of the surname of Dickerson is the nickname for Richard, ‘Dick’. It is an English surname. Other variations for spelling of Dickerson include Dykonesson, Dykounson, Dickieson, Dickeson, Dickenson and Dickinson. In England the counties of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and the city of London have the highest percentage of those named Dickerson. In Scotland the Dickerson surname is primarily in Midlothian, Lanarkshire and Dumfries-shire. Within the United States the states of Texas, Kentucky, Virginia, New York and Ohio have the greater Dickerson populations, but many other Dickerson families reside in most of the southern, mid-west and northeastern states. Famous: Michael Dickerson (professional basketball player), Ernest Dickerson (movie film director), Walt Dickerson (music jazz player), Debra Dickerson (writer), Eric Dickerson (professional football player) and Marianne Dickerson (long-distance runner, winner in 1983).