'''Dierckx''' or '''Dierkx''' is a Dutch patronymic surname based on a short form of Diederik.<ref>[http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=dierckx&gba_naam=Dierckx&nfd_naam=Dierckx&operator=eq&taal= Dierckx] at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.</ref> It is most common in the Belgian province of Antwerp.<ref>[https://familienaam.be/Dierckx Dierckx] at familienaam.be</ref> People with this surname include: * Leo Dierckx (born 1943), Belgian volleyball player * Kaatje Dierkx (1866–1900), Dutch canonized nun and missionary in China known as Marie-Adolphine * Octave Dierckx (1882–1955), Belgian liberal and politician * Pieter Franciscus Dierckx (1871–1950), Belgian impressionist painter * Tuur Dierckx (born 1995), Belgian football striker
==See also== * Léon Dierx (1838–1912), French poet * Dierickx, surname of the same origin
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Category:Dutch-language surnames Category:Patronymic surnames Category:Surnames of Belgian origin Category:Surnames derived from given names