de Clercq Surname

37,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Clercq Surname User-submission:

The word, clerk, received by extension (clercq, clerck, klerk, de clercq), has the meaning of 'scholar', 'poet', 'teacher', 'student' - someone who could read and write. It is therefore a nickname of profession.

de Clercq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium11,7421:97932
France9331:71,1939,928
South Africa7431:72,9189,080
Netherlands3591:47,0398,027
Canada601:614,09350,489
United States511:7,107,038327,397
England381:1,466,26563,675
Australia331:818,05251,601
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Greece211:527,60966,013
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Guyana31:254,07411,262
China31:455,773,85521,925
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

de Clercq (15) may also be a first name.

de Clercq Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The word, clerk, received by extension (clercq, clerck, klerk, de clercq), has the meaning of 'scholar', 'poet', 'teacher', 'student' - someone who could read and write. It is therefore a nickname of profession.

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de Clercq Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Clercq Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name de Clercq is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of de Clercq click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Clercq? popularity and diffusion

It is the 37,238th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 515,167 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of de Clercq reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe. de Clercq is also the 2,900,335th most widespread given name internationally It is held by 15 people.

The surname de Clercq is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 11,742 people, or 1 in 979. In Belgium de Clercq is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 8 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside. Barring Belgium this last name exists in 47 countries. It is also found in France, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

de Clercq Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of de Clercq has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the de Clercq surname expanded 567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Clercq Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Clercq earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 97.18% more than the national average, earning R 468,576 per year; in United States they earn 108.55% more than the national average, earning $89,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.15% more than the national average, earning $56,216 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Clerq94125/
de Clerc9432/
de Clercque901/
de Clerck895,733/
De-Clercq8921/
de Clercg893/
de Clerqc892/
de Clerrq891/
de Klercq891/
de Clerqe891/
de Clerque848/
des Clercs841/
de Clerk82477/
de Clerg821/
de Klerck78583/
De-Clerck786/
de Klerk7131,975/
de Clairek630/
De-Klerk5931/

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