Derkx Surname
Approximately 710 people bear this surname
Derkx Surname User-submission:
This surname and other variants are all derived from Dirkszoon or Dirkson, meaning 'son of Dirk'. Compare to Hendrix and Hendrikson. Remember that there was no uniform spelling in those days and there were also regional dialects that made the pronunciation slightly different from town to town.
Read More About This SurnameDerkx Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 621 | 1:27,194 | 4,450 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Derkx Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname and other variants are all derived from Dirkszoon or Dirkson, meaning 'son of Dirk'. Compare to Hendrix and Hendrikson. Remember that there was no uniform spelling in those days and there were also regional dialects that made the pronunciation slightly different from town to town. Because of the 'k' at the end some people thought the 'x' would be better than the 's'. The name is found mostly in Flanders (Belgium) and the Southern provinces of The Netherlands, especially Limburg.
- tomdirkxDerkx Demographics
Average Derkx Salary in
United States
$42,167 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Derkx Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Derkx Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Derkx is most common in The Netherlands. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Derkx? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 472,211th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,264,149 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Derkx live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 621 people, or 1 in 27,194. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Limburg, where 41 percent are found, North Brabant, where 26 percent are found and Gelderland, where 10 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.
Derkx Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Derkx earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.43% less than the national average, earning $44,006 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derckx | 91 | 364 | / |
| Dierkx | 91 | 248 | / |
| Derk | 89 | 917 | / |
| Derx | 89 | 567 | / |
| Dierckx | 83 | 6,137 | / |
| Derks | 80 | 11,931 | / |
| Dirkx | 80 | 2,656 | / |
| Derck | 80 | 606 | / |
| Dierx | 80 | 501 | / |
| Derke | 80 | 424 | / |
| Dierk | 80 | 307 | / |
| Deark | 80 | 68 | / |
| Darkx | 80 | 2 | / |
| Derkt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Derhx | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deerk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Derkz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Deirx | 80 | 0 | / |
| Deirk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Diercckx | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dierks | 73 | 7,998 | / |
| Dirckx | 73 | 1,141 | / |
| Dercks | 73 | 1,038 | / |
| Dierck | 73 | 252 | / |
| Derkse | 73 | 176 | / |
| Doerks | 73 | 140 | / |
| Deirks | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dehrke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Diercx | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dherck | 73 | 2 | / |
| Deirke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deehrk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deerkh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deerek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dherke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dearck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deirkh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deerks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Derkqu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Derrck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Daerks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dearks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Diercks | 67 | 4,229 | / |
| Dirk | 67 | 3,630 | / |
| Drek | 67 | 559 | / |
| Derc | 67 | 396 | / |
| Dirx | 67 | 266 | / |
| Derková | 67 | 194 | / |
| Derkova | 67 | 97 | / |
| D'Herck | 67 | 30 | / |
| Derg | 67 | 24 | / |
| Darx | 67 | 24 | / |
| Doercks | 67 | 14 | / |
| Drex | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dyrk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deitrck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djrk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dyrx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Derq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deircks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dierckz | 67 | 0 | / |
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