Dircksen Surname
Approximately 638 people bear this surname
Dircksen 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 SurnameDircksen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 318 | 1:673,190 | 24,834 |
| United States | 226 | 1:1,603,801 | 107,667 |
| Germany | 50 | 1:1,610,109 | 95,088 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Dircksen 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.
- tomdirkxThis originally Dutch name is short for "Dirkszoon", which means 'son of Dirk'. Dirk is a common Germanic first name. The most famous name-bearer is former U.S. senate minority leader Everett Dirksen (1896-1969).
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Dircksen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dircksen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dircksen occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dircksen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 512,152nd most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 11,422,486 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Dircksen live; 50 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Luso-South America.
Dircksen is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 318 people, or 1 in 673,190. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Santa Catarina, where 64 percent live, Paraná, where 31 percent live and Mato Grosso do Sul, where 2 percent live. Apart from Brazil Dircksen occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.
Dircksen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dircksen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dircksen surname rose 4,520 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dircksen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Dircksen surname are 32.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 79.31% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Dircksen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.69% more than the national average, earning R 417,504 per year and in United States they earn 14.19% more than the national average, earning $49,273 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diercksen | 94 | 195 | / |
| Dirckssen | 94 | 1 | / |
| Dirkcksen | 94 | 1 | / |
| Dirksen | 93 | 7,401 | / |
| Dercksen | 88 | 1,891 | / |
| Dierksen | 88 | 540 | / |
| Dirchsen | 88 | 83 | / |
| Dirckson | 88 | 26 | / |
| Durcksen | 88 | 9 | / |
| Dircksem | 88 | 3 | / |
| Dirkssen | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dirrksen | 88 | 1 | / |
| Deirksen | 88 | 0 | / |
| Dierckson | 82 | 4 | / |
| Dirkschen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Derksen | 80 | 18,264 | / |
| Durksen | 80 | 541 | / |
| Dirkson | 80 | 464 | / |
| Dürksen | 80 | 102 | / |
| Dercsen | 80 | 56 | / |
| Dyrksen | 80 | 14 | / |
| Dirksan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dirxsen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dirgsen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dirksem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dirksenová | 78 | 3 | / |
| Duerksen | 75 | 1,638 | / |
| Dirksing | 75 | 40 | / |
| Dierkson | 75 | 25 | / |
| Derckson | 75 | 2 | / |
| Deurksen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dearksen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dirchson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Derkseng | 75 | 0 | / |
| Drecksan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Dirxen | 71 | 87 | / |
| Derkson | 67 | 455 | / |
| Derkzen | 67 | 112 | / |
| Durcsán | 67 | 29 | / |
| Durkson | 67 | 12 | / |
| Derksan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Derksin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dergsen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Drecsan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Durgsen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Derksem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drekson | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dregsen | 67 | 0 | / |
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