noun

• A surname originating as a patronymic.
• A number of places in the United States:
• A ghost town in Wright County, Minnesota.
• A town in Broome County, New York, named after Daniel S. Dickinson.
• A town in Franklin County, New York, named after Philemon Dickinson.
• A city, the county seat of Stark County, North Dakota.
• A township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
• A city in Galveston County, Texas.