Dieterichs Surname Guide

Ancestors listed as Dieterichs are often found as Dietrich a generation earlier. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Ruler of the people”.

You may also find the name written Dieterich, Dietterich and Dietherich. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Records show Dieterichs as one of the forms Dietrich took over time.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Dieterichs, so the heraldry linked to Dietrich is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Dieterichs surname pack.