Find out how popular the last name Dercks is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Dercks.

Dercks, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Dercks surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dercks in America

Dercks is the 91221st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dercks surname appeared 202 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Dercks.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dercks to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Dercks

The surname Dercks has its origins in the Low German language, which was spoken in parts of northern Germany and the Netherlands. It is believed to have emerged as a patronymic surname, derived from the personal name "Derck" or "Dirk," which itself is a variant of the name "Theodoric."

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Dercks can be traced back to the 16th century in the Dutch province of Friesland. One of the earliest known bearers of this name was Joannes Dercks, who was born around 1520 in the town of Leeuwarden.

In the 17th century, the name Dercks began to spread across the Netherlands and into neighboring regions. In 1642, a man named Gerrit Dercks was recorded as a resident of Amsterdam, where he worked as a merchant.

The surname Dercks also has historical connections to the German city of Bremen. In the 18th century, a prominent family by the name of Dercks resided in Bremen, and one of its members, Johann Friedrich Dercks (1720-1792), was a respected lawyer and political figure.

As the centuries passed, the name Dercks continued to be found across various parts of northern Europe. In the 19th century, a notable bearer of this surname was the Dutch artist Johannes Dercks (1825-1887), who was renowned for his landscape paintings.

Another individual of note was the German-American writer and journalist Friedrich Dercks (1855-1928), who emigrated to the United States in the late 19th century and became a prominent figure in the German-American community.

Throughout its history, the surname Dercks has also been subject to various spelling variations, such as Derks, Derckx, and Derckse. These variations often reflected regional differences in dialect and pronunciation.

While the surname Dercks is not as common today as it once was, it remains a part of the cultural heritage of northern Europe, particularly in the Netherlands and Germany, where it has its deepest roots.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dercks

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Dercks.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Dercks was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Dercks has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Dercks was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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