Dirksen Surname
Approximately 7,401 people bear this surname
Dirksen Surname Definition:
(Danish) The son of Dirk, a pet form of Diederik (people, rule).
Read More About This SurnameDirksen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,314 | 1:34,791 | 4,593 |
| United States | 2,262 | 1:160,238 | 16,309 |
| Netherlands | 1,375 | 1:12,282 | 1,750 |
| Canada | 329 | 1:111,993 | 11,960 |
| Denmark | 281 | 1:20,088 | 2,005 |
| Brazil | 245 | 1:873,773 | 31,471 |
| South Africa | 166 | 1:326,372 | 30,631 |
| Russia | 111 | 1:1,298,406 | 92,821 |
| Aruba | 65 | 1:1,592 | 225 |
| Kazakhstan | 57 | 1:310,219 | 25,916 |
| France | 49 | 1:1,355,566 | 135,191 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 16 | 1:373,291 | 30,949 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
Dirksen (56) may also be a first name.
Dirksen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Danish) The son of Dirk, a pet form of Diederik (people, rule).
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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Dirksen Religious Adherence
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Dirksen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dirksen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dirksen (Russian: Дирксен) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Dirksen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dirksen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 67,268th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 984,670 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Dirksen are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Dirksen is also the 1,321,957th most common forename throughout the world, borne by 56 people.
The surname Dirksen is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 2,314 people, or 1 in 34,791. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 46 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Germany it is found in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 19 percent reside.
Dirksen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dirksen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dirksen surname rose 4,524 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dirksen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States Dirksen are 28.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.25% being registered with the political party.
The amount Dirksen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.79% more than the national average, earning R 460,524 per year; in United States they earn 8.15% more than the national average, earning $46,666 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.31% more than the national average, earning $52,817 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dircksen | 93 | 638 | / |
| Dierksen | 93 | 540 | / |
| Dirkssen | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dirrksen | 93 | 1 | / |
| Deirksen | 93 | 0 | / |
| Diercksen | 88 | 195 | / |
| Dirckssen | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dirkschen | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dirkcksen | 88 | 1 | / |
| Derksen | 86 | 18,264 | / |
| Durksen | 86 | 541 | / |
| Dirkson | 86 | 464 | / |
| Dürksen | 86 | 102 | / |
| Dyrksen | 86 | 14 | / |
| Dirksan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dirgsen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dirksem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dirxsen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dirksenová | 82 | 3 | / |
| Dercksen | 80 | 1,891 | / |
| Duerksen | 80 | 1,638 | / |
| Dirchsen | 80 | 83 | / |
| Dirksing | 80 | 40 | / |
| Dirckson | 80 | 26 | / |
| Dierkson | 80 | 25 | / |
| Durcksen | 80 | 9 | / |
| Dircksem | 80 | 3 | / |
| Deurksen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dearksen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Derkseng | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dirxen | 77 | 87 | / |
| Dierckson | 75 | 4 | / |
| Derkson | 71 | 455 | / |
| Derkzen | 71 | 112 | / |
| Dercsen | 71 | 56 | / |
| Durkson | 71 | 12 | / |
| Derksan | 71 | 9 | / |
| Derksin | 71 | 5 | / |
| Dergsen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Durgsen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Derksem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dregsen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Drekson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Duerkson | 67 | 15 | / |
| Derckson | 67 | 2 | / |
| Drekshan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dirchson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drecksan | 67 | 0 | / |
Dirksen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dirksen in the Russian language | ||
| Дирксен | dirksen | - |
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