The Diederich surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,322 people carried this name — #13,166 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 126,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 2,272 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 86 people named Diederich.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 46 people named Diederich live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
27 people named Diederich live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Diederich,
with a public archive behind them.
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Franz Diederich 1865–1921 · writer -
Petrus Diederich 1617–1667 · pastor
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Hans Diederich 1651– · sculptor
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Christian Karl Dietrich 1774–1848 · military leader
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Mathias Diederich 1855–1947 · politician
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Elena Hunt Diederich 1858–1941
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Diederich.
- Didier 2,188 · U.S. census
- Didio 1,161 · U.S. census
- Didion 853 · U.S. census
- Die 222 · U.S. census
- Diebold 2,042 · U.S. census
- Diebolt 284 · U.S. census
- Diederichs 326 · U.S. census
- Diedrich 3,655 · U.S. census
- Diego 6,141 · U.S. census
- Diehl 18,815 · U.S. census
- Diel 1,244 · U.S. census
- Dieleman 295 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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