Dederichs Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Dederichs is usually a form of Dietrich. The family name meaning is “Ruler of the people”, the same as for Dietrich. Records show Dederichs as one of the forms Dietrich took over time. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. You may also find the name written Diederichs, Diedrichs and Diederich.

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