Diederich Surname

49,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Diederich Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Theodoricus (people, ruler).

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Diederich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,1971:15,4912,038
United States3,4751:104,30511,475
Luxembourg1,0891:53339
Canada1121:328,97830,038
France951:699,18788,446
Belgium771:149,30720,954
Netherlands641:263,86233,208
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Austria231:370,23639,193
England231:2,422,52489,093
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Norway71:734,61250,907
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:280,55122,627

Diederich (241) may also be a first name.

Diederich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Theodoricus (people, ruler).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates from the Proto-Germanic language. It means 'strong, capable leader of the people' or 'mighty among the people'.

- ollomont

Diederich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Diederich is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Diederich click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diederich? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 49,557th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 702,143 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Diederich reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Diederich is also the 575,894th most widely held first name globally, borne by 241 people.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 5,197 people, or 1 in 15,491. In Germany Diederich is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 10 percent are found.

Diederich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Diederich has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Diederich surname increased 1,941 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 460 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Diederich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Diederich surname are 18.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Diederich earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.67% less than the national average, earning 250,319 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.73% more than the national average, earning $49,506 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.08% less than the national average, earning $47,160 CAD per year.

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Diederich Reference & Research

Dietz-Dietrich DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Dietz-Dietrich FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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