Diekman
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.