Gender:
Origin:
German
13 famous people named Deryck found on Wikipedia.
548 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
11042-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
2654-th in year 1965
Used in: English
Derek is a male name. It is the English language short form of Diederik, the Low Franconian and Low German form of the name Theodoric. Theodoric is an old Germanic name with an original meaning of "people-ruler".
Common variants of the name are Derrek, Derick, Derrick and Deric, more rarely also Dek, Deryck, Darack, or Derrok. Dutch language short forms of Diederik are Dik, Dirck, and Dirk, (popularised by the actor Dirk Bogarde) and a Low German form is Dierk (Dierk Hoff).
Variant of Derek, means: ruler of the people.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deryck Whibley | 1980 | Canadian musician |
| 2 | Deryck Guyler | 1914 | Actor |
| 3 | Deryck Murray | 1943 | West Indies cricketer |
| 4 | Deryck Maughan | 1947 | British businessman and philanthropist |
| 5 | Deryck Cooke | 1919 | British musicologist and broadcaster |
| 6 | Deryck Fox | 1964 | English rugby league footballer, and coach |
| 7 | Deryck Beyleveld | British legal scholar | |
| 8 | Deryck Stapleton | 1918 | Royal Air Force air marshal |
| 9 | Deryck Abel | 1918 | Author, activist |
| 10 | Deryck Harrison | 1943 | Irish cricketer |
| 11 | Deryck Vincent | 1964 | |
| 12 | Deryck Taylor | 1939 | Jamaican long jumper, triple jumper and hurdler |
| 13 | Deryck Marks |