Dickenson is an English patronymic surname, a variant of Dickinson, meaning "son of Dick" (a medieval pet form of the given name Richard). Notable people with the surname include:
Anthony Dickenson (born 1952), British professor of neuropharmacology Brennan Dickenson (born 1993), English footballer Chelsea Dickenson (born 1990), British travel blogger
Dave Dickenson (born 1973), American gridiron football coach and former player Donna Dickenson (born 1946), American philosopher and medical ethicist Edith Dickenson (1851–1903), English-born Australian journalist
George Dickenson (1882–1953), GB & England international rugby league footballer Haydn Dickenson (born 1961), British musician
Jean Dickenson (1914–1989), American singer Jimmy Dickenson (1908–1982), English footballer Joe Dickenson, English footballer John Dickenson (author) (1570–1636), English author John Dickenson (Canadian politician) (1847–1932), Canadian politician John Calhoun Dickenson (1815–1890), American politician
Lou Dickenson (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player Lucy Dickenson (1980–2012), Welsh humanitarian, social entrepreneur and singer-songwriter
Mitchell Dickenson (born 1996), English footballer
Russell E. Dickenson (1923–2008), American government official
Sue Dickenson (born 1945), American politician
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