Diekman

English

Etymology

Variant spelling of German Dieckmann.

Proper noun

Diekman (plural Diekmans)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Diekman is the 39052^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 564 individuals. Diekman is most common among White (93.97%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Diekman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 458.

Dutch

Etymology

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

• Hyphenation: Diek‧man

Proper noun

Diekman n

1. A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “diekman”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN