Dirckx Surname

325,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Dirckx 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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Dirckx Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium7591:15,1472,315
Netherlands2051:82,37613,768
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
England61:9,286,343223,652
France31:22,140,907385,998
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Dirckx 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

Dirckx Last Name Facts

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

Dirckx is found most in Belgium. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dirckx? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dirckx is the 325,895th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,386,982 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Dirckx reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 759 people, or 1 in 15,147. In Belgium Dirckx is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 5 percent reside. Not including Belgium it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Dirckx Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dirckx surname are 21.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dirckx earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 8.51% more than the national average, earning $46,823 USD per year and in Canada they earn 56.24% more than the national average, earning $77,626 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dierckx926,137/
Dirkx912,656/
Dirck91354/
Dircx9158/
Diercckx861/
Dircks831,761/
Derckx83364/
Dierck83252/
Dierkx83248/
Dircke8320/
Dirrck835/
Diercx832/
Dirckz831/
Dirk803,630/
Dirx80266/
Dirc803/
Diercks774,229/
Dirckse773/
Daireck771/
Deitrck771/
Dierckz770/
Deircks770/
Dirks7321,590/
Derkx73710/
Derck73606/
Dierx73501/
Dierk73307/
Dreck73115/
Dirke7335/
Dirkz7331/
Duirk7312/
Doirc731/
Dirct731/
Dirkė731/
Dhirk731/
Deirk730/
Deirc730/
Dirkh730/
Deirx730/
Dairk730/
Hdeircke711/
Dierks677,998/
Dirkse672,645/
Dercks671,038/
Dirksz67693/
Dairek6737/
Drecke6732/
Dirchs6722/
Durcks6710/
Dhirke677/
Dirksh674/
Deirks673/
Dherck672/
Diorkh672/
Deirke671/
Dircqu671/
Dirkcs671/
Drecks671/
Deirkh671/
Dearck671/
Diorks670/
Derrck670/

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