Diekman
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Variant spelling of German Dieckmann.
Proper noun[edit]
Diekman (plural Diekmans)
- A surname from German.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Diekman is the 39052nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 564 individuals. Diekman is most common among White (93.97%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Diekman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 458.
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as dyck in 1499. Compound of the toponym Dijk (derived from dijk (“levee”)) and man (“man, inhabitant”). Dijk was a farmstead named after a nearby levee.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Diek‧man
Proper noun[edit]
Diekman n
- A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands.