Find out how popular the last name Dykman is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Dykman.

Dykman, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Dykman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dykman in America

Dykman is the 29604th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dykman surname appeared 796 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Dykman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dykman to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Dykman

The surname Dykman has its origins in the Netherlands, with the earliest recorded instances dating back to the late 15th century. The name is derived from the Dutch words "dijk" meaning "dike" or "embankment" and "man" meaning "man" or "person". This suggests that the name likely originated from an occupational reference to an individual responsible for maintaining or constructing dikes or levees.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Aert Dykman, recorded in Leiden, Holland in 1487. The name also appears in various spellings such as Dycman, Dijckman, and Diekman in historical records from the 16th and 17th centuries in the Netherlands.

In the early 17th century, the Dykman name began to appear in colonial records of New Netherland, the Dutch colony that encompassed parts of present-day New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. The first recorded instance was Jan Dykman, a farmer from Leiden who settled in Brooklyn, New York in 1633.

Another notable bearer of the name was Gerrit Dykman, a Dutch merchant and landowner born in 1615 in Amsterdam. He was one of the founders of the village of Flatbush, Brooklyn, and served as a magistrate in the Dutch West India Company's colony.

In the 18th century, Johannes Dykman (1713-1786) was a prominent Dutch Reformed minister who served congregations in New York and New Jersey. His son, Petrus Dykman (1745-1823), was a patriot during the American Revolutionary War and served as a colonel in the Continental Army.

As the Dykman family spread throughout the United States, the name can be found in various historical records and documents. For example, Jacob Dykman (1816-1892) was a prominent businessman and philanthropist in New York City, while John Dykman (1829-1903) served as a Union Army officer during the American Civil War.

While the surname Dykman has Dutch origins, over time it has become associated with various notable individuals across various fields, reflecting the diverse contributions of this family name throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dykman

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Dykman.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Dykman was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Dykman has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Dykman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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