Declercq

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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 (born 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

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 1. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 423. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. ^ Declercq and De Clercq at familienaam.be
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