Declercq Explained

Declercq is a Dutch occupational surname, meaning "the clerk",^[1] common in the Belgian province of West Flanders. It is a concatenation of the even more common name De Clercq that is quite specific to East Flanders.^[2] People with this name include:

• Andrew DeClercq (born 1973), American basketball player and coach
• Benjamin Declercq (born 1994), Belgian racing cyclist
• Gilbert Declercq (born 1946), Belgian painter, illustrator, and comics artist
• Nico F. Declercq (born 1975), Belgian physicist and mechanical engineer.
• Pierre Declercq (1938–1981), French New Caledonian politician, noted supporter of New Caledonian independence
• René Desiderius Declercq (1877–1932), Flemish-Dutch political activist, writer, poet, and composer
• Staf Declercq (1884–1942), Flemish nationalist Nazi collaborator and co-founder of the Vlaamsch Nationaal Verbond
• Tim Declercq (born 1989), Belgian racing cyclist

Declerck

• André Declerck (1919–1967), Belgian racing cyclist
• Richard Declerck (1899–1986), Belgian lawyer and politician

See also

• 2852 Declercq, Main Belt asteroid, named after the maiden name of the Belgian discoverer (Henri Debehogne)'s wife
• De Clercq
• Leclercq (surname)
• Leclerc (surname)
• Clerc (surname)
• De Clerc (surname)

Notes and References

1. Book: Hanks, Patrick . Patrick Hanks

   . Patrick Hanks . Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set . . Oxford, UK . 2003 . 978-0-19-508137-4 . 51655476 . 1 . 423 . 1 June 2019.

2. https://familienaam.be/Declercq Declercq