# Dierckx

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**Dierckx** or **Dierkx** is a [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language) [patronymic surname](/source/Patronymic_surname) based on a short form of [Diederik](/source/Diederik).[1] It is most common in the Belgian province of [Antwerp](/source/Antwerp_(province)).[2] People with this surname include:

- [Leo Dierckx](/source/Leo_Dierckx) (born 1943), Belgian volleyball player
- Kaatje Dierkx (1866–1900), Dutch canonized nun and missionary in China known as [Marie-Adolphine](/source/Marie-Adolphine)
- [Octave Dierckx](/source/Octave_Dierckx) (1882–1955), Belgian liberal and politician
- [Pieter Franciscus Dierckx](/source/Pieter_Franciscus_Dierckx) (1871–1950), Belgian impressionist painter
- [Tuur Dierckx](/source/Tuur_Dierckx) (born 1995), Belgian football striker

## See also

- [Léon Dierx](/source/L%C3%A9on_Dierx) (1838–1912), French poet
- [Dierickx](/source/Dierickx), surname of the same origin

## References

1. [Dierckx](http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=dierckx&gba_naam=Dierckx&nfd_naam=Dierckx&operator=eq&taal=) at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.

1. [Dierckx](https://familienaam.be/Dierckx) at familienaam.be

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