Dederick Family History
Dederick Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Dederich Diederich or Dietrich and perhaps also of their Dutch equivalent Diederik: from the ancient Germanic personal name Theodoric (see Terry ) composed of the elements theud ‘people race’ + rīc ‘power(ful) rich’. Compare Deaderick and Dedrick .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022