Derk Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

There is no single Derk family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Family name meaning

If your family name is Derk, its origin lies with Dirk, a long-established German surname. In origin, the name means “Ruler of the people”.

The two spellings differ in a small detail: Derk has “e” where Dirk has “i”. The same family of names includes Dik and Dick. The 2010 US Census counted 439 people named Derk, ranking it number 48,160 among American surnames.

Get the complete Derk report, with a museum-style coat of arms.