Didrich: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

If your family name is Didrich, its origin lies with Dietrich, a long-established German surname. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Ruler of the people”.

• Related forms: Didtrich, Diderich and Diedrich.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.
• Names that sound alike, such as Diederich and Dittrich, are easily confused in old records.
• Records show Didrich as one of the forms Dietrich took over time.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Dietrich and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Didrich report, with a museum-style coat of arms.