The Diedrich surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,655 people carried this name — #8,956 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 80,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,585 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 193 people named Diedrich 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 139 people named Diedrich.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Moselle.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
35 people named Diedrich live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 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.
In Poland’s population register
25 people named Diedrich have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 48 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
27 people named Diedrich is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Diedrich in American newspapers,
1863–1913.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,715 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Diedrich,
with a public archive behind them.
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Anna Diedrich 1865–1926 · actor -
Ignaz Diedrich 1834–1881 · chaplain
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Ellen Diedrich 1877–1922 · actor
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Kurt Diedrich 1905–1982 · teacher
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Kurt Diedrich 1905–1982 · teacher
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Kurt Diedrich 1905–1982 · teacher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Diedrich.
- Didion 853 · U.S. census
- Die 222 · U.S. census
- Diebold 2,042 · U.S. census
- Diebolt 284 · U.S. census
- Diederich 2,322 · U.S. census
- Diederichs 326 · 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
- Diem 1,771 · U.S. census
- Diemer 2,154 · U.S. census
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