Dierks Surname

62,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dierks 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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Dierks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,2691:15,2792,008
United States2,2571:160,59316,355
Netherlands1781:94,87215,531
Canada381:969,62173,252
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Belgium321:359,27039,406
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Austria201:425,77243,235
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Denmark171:332,04223,714
France161:4,151,420237,746
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
England101:5,571,806158,774
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Panama41:978,06412,245
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2051:244,96920,381

Dierks (21) may also be a first name.

Dierks 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

Dierks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dierks is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dierks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dierks is the 62,729th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 911,171 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Dierks are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most common given name world-wide It is held by 21 people.

The surname Dierks is most common in Germany, where it is held by 5,269 people, or 1 in 15,279. In Germany Dierks is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 47 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 9 percent reside. Besides Germany it exists in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.

Dierks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dierks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,101 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dierks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dierks last name are 20.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.94% registered with the party.

The amount Dierks earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.19% less than the national average, earning R 203,928 per year; in United States they earn 8.5% more than the national average, earning $46,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning $52,216 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diercks924,229/
Dierkse9215/
Dirks9121,590/
Derks9111,931/
Dierckse862/
Dirkse832,645/
Dircks831,761/
Dercks831,038/
Dirksz83693/
Dierkx83248/
Derkse83176/
Doerks83140/
Duerks8319/
Dirksh834/
Deirks833/
Diergs831/
Dirkcs831/
Deerks831/
Dyerks831/
Diirks831/
Dearks830/
Daerks830/
Diorks830/
Dierckx776,137/
Doercks7714/
Dirckse773/
Dieirkx771/
Dierckz770/
Deircks770/
Dierchs770/
Dirkx732,656/
Derkx73710/
Dierx73501/
Durks73414/
Dyrks7359/
Dirkz7331/
Dürks7320/
Dreks732/
Dirgs730/
Derkz730/
Dirksova713/
Diercckx711/
Dirckx671,141/
Derckx67364/
Durksz6754/
Dirchs6722/
Durcks6710/
Dyreks678/
Diercx672/
Dyrkhs671/
Drecks671/
Dirckz671/

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