In a message dated 11/25/99 7:06:59 PM, jackiemiddleton@home.com writes: << In my journey of searching for my Dickson ancestors, it seems that there aren't very many! Some Orkney surnames keep cropping up, but Dickson doesn't. I've seen on some websites the surname Dick...what are the chances that Dickson was once just Dick? Jackie >> There are a few Dicksons in Orkney but a lot more are on east coast of Caithness, Sutherland and Inverness. Jim Corse.