Dierickx Surname

80,144th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Dierickx 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.

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Dierickx Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4,9401:2,327191
United States4771:759,87259,214
France3311:200,67331,214
Netherlands1041:162,37723,863
Argentina721:593,65942,221
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Australia331:818,05251,601
England111:5,065,278148,650
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824

The alternate forms: Diérickx (1) are calculated separately.

Dierickx 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.

- tomdirkx

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

- ollomont

Dierickx Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dierickx is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Diérickx. Click here for further potential spellings of Dierickx.

How Common Is The Last Name Dierickx? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 80,144th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,198,412 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Dierickx reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Dierickx is most frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 4,940 people, or 1 in 2,327. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 81 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 11 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent are found. Other than Belgium this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Dierickx Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dierickx last name are 19.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.79% registered with the party.

Dierickx earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning $44,234 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diérickx961/
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Dierijckx942/
Dirickx93630/
Diericx93292/
Derickx93289/
Dierikx93190/
Dieryckx88270/
Diericks88156/
Dierichx882/
Detrickx881/
Dieriekx881/
Dirieckx881/
Derikx86477/
Diricx86116/
Dirikx8689/
Dierix862/
Dierickse8259/
Dietricks8233/
Dericks80390/
Deryckx80131/
Diricks8066/
Dieriks8049/
Dieriex8032/
Dierycx8011/
Direckx801/
Dierekx801/
Dietrix801/
Dierykx801/
Dirix771,434/
Derix77952/
Derricks75696/
Dierichs75169/
Dierecks7519/
Deericks7511/
Dirryckx758/
Deiricks751/
Dietricj751/
Dietriks751/
Detricks750/
Deyricks750/
Dereix71197/
Deriks71103/
Derrix7179/
Diriks7166/
Dirrix7146/
Derekx7139/
Deraix7129/
Diriex7117/
Ditrix7115/
Derics716/
Detrix713/
Deriex712/
Derixs711/
Dyerix711/
Derrickst711/
Deurix710/
Derichs672,693/
Derriks67252/
Dirichs6766/
Derijks6757/
Direcks6745/
Derecks673/
Dirriks672/
Dirikse671/
Derroix671/
Derycks671/
Dejorix671/
Deittricks671/
Derricj671/
Derricc671/
Dieruks671/

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