De Clerck Explained
| De Clerck |
| Meaning: | clerk, scribe |
| Region: | Belgium |
| Language origin: | Dutch |
| Variant: | Schreiber, Schrieber, Scriver, Schriver, Schriever, Schriewer, Schriefer, Schrijver, Schreber; Scrivener, Shriver; Deák; Clerc, LeClerc, Clark, Clarke (Clarke), Clarck, Klerk, Klerck; Ó Cléirigh; Sofer |
De Clerck is a Dutch surname, particularly common in Flanders. In the province of West Flanders, the name is usually concatenated to Declerck.[1] People with the surname include:
- (1914–1974), Belgian politician and government minister
- Carl Alexander Clerck (1709–1765), Swedish entomologist and arachnologist
- Hendrik de Clerck (c. 1560 – 1630), Flemish painter
- Jacques de Clerck (c. 1582 – 1624), Antwerp-born Dutch merchant, admiral, and explorer
- Jeanne Albertine Colin-De Clerck (born 1924), Belgian composer
- Marc De Clerck (born 1949), Belgian football goalkeeper
- Olivier De Clerck (born 1971), phycologist with the standard author abbreviation "De Clerck"
- Richard Declerck (1899–1986), Belgian lawyer and politician
- Roger De Clerck (1924–2015), Belgian entrepreneur
- Stefaan Maria Joris Yolanda De Clerck (born 1951), Belgian politician
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Familienaam.be - Geografische spreiding van familienamen in België. www.familienamen.be. 2016-02-07.
