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

Diercks, 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 Diercks surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Diercks in America

Diercks is the 23315th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Diercks surname appeared 1,092 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 Diercks.

We can also compare 2010 data for Diercks 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 Diercks

The surname DIERCKS is of German origin, derived from the personal name Dietrich. This name is a compound of the Germanic elements "diet" meaning "people" and "ric" meaning "ruler" or "powerful". The name likely originated in medieval Germany, around the 12th to 14th centuries.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of historical documents from the Kingdom of Saxony, dating back to the 13th century. This document mentions a person named "Didericus de Merseburg", indicating the name's presence in the region during that time.

The name DIERCKS is believed to have originated from the Lower German variant of Dietrich, which was commonly spelled as "Dierck" or "Dierick". This spelling variation can be traced back to areas such as Westphalia, Lower Saxony, and the Netherlands.

Notable individuals with the surname DIERCKS include Johann Diercks (1575-1659), a German mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the understanding of comets and planetary orbits. Another notable figure is Peter Diercks (1816-1897), a German-American farmer and politician who served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.

In the United States, the name DIERCKS can be found in records dating back to the late 18th century, likely brought by German immigrants settling in various regions of the country. One such example is Johann Diercks, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753.

Other historical figures bearing the surname DIERCKS include Friedrich Diercks (1790-1858), a German writer and historian, and Wilhelm Diercks (1835-1904), a German-American businessman and banker who played a significant role in the development of St. Louis, Missouri.

While the name DIERCKS may have evolved over time and been adapted to different cultural contexts, its roots can be traced back to the Germanic personal name Dietrich, reflecting the importance of leadership and power in medieval German society.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Diercks

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

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 Diercks 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 Diercks 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 Diercks was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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