'''Declercq''' is a Dutch occupational surname, meaning "the clerk",<ref name="Hanks 2003">{{cite book |last=Hanks |first=Patrick |authorlink=Patrick Hanks |title=Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set |publisher=Oxford University Press | publication-place=Oxford, UK |year=2003 |isbn=978-0-19-508137-4 |oclc=51655476 |volume=1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vG7MZ9J6dAgC&pg=PA423 |page=423 |access-date=1 June 2019}}</ref> common in the Belgian province of West Flanders. It is a concatenation of the even more common name ''De Clercq'' that is quite specific to East Flanders.<ref>[https://familienaam.be/Declercq Declercq] and [https://familienaam.be/De_Clercq De Clercq] at familienaam.be</ref> People with this name include:
* Andrew DeClercq (born 1973), American basketball player and coach * Benjamin Declercq (born 1994), Belgian racing cyclist * Ed DeClercq, American politician * Gilbert Declercq (born 1946), Belgian painter, illustrator, and comics artist * Nico F. Declercq (born 1975), Belgian physicist and mechanical engineer. * Pierre Declercq (1938–1981), French New Caledonian politician, noted supporter of New Caledonian independence * René Desiderius Declercq (1877–1932), Flemish-Dutch political activist, writer, poet, and composer * Staf Declercq (1884–1942), Flemish nationalist Nazi collaborator and co-founder of the Vlaamsch Nationaal Verbond * Tim Declercq (born 1989), Belgian racing cyclist '''Declerck''' * André Declerck (1919–1967), Belgian racing cyclist * Richard Declerck (1899–1986), Belgian lawyer and politician
== See also == * 2852 Declercq, Main Belt asteroid, named after the maiden name of the Belgian discoverer (Henri Debehogne)'s wife * De Clercq * Leclercq (surname) * Leclerc (surname) * Clerc (surname) * De Clerc (surname)
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{{surname}} Category:Dutch-language surnames Category:Surnames of Belgian origin Category:Occupational surnames