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Where is the Dickinson family from?
You can see how Dickinson families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dickinson family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Dickinson families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1840 there were 211 Dickinson families living in New York. This was about 26% of all the recorded Dickinson's in USA. New York had the highest population of Dickinson families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Dickinson surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
What did your Dickinson ancestors do for a living?
In 1940, Farmer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Dickinson. 15% of Dickinson men worked as a Farmer and 10% of Dickinson women worked as a Teacher. Some less common occupations for Americans named Dickinson were Carpenter and Stenographer. .
Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Dickinson life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Dickinson in 1944 was 35, and 75 in 2004.