Last name origin & meaning: German: from the Germanic personal name Tederich
(Theudoricus), composed of the elements theud ‘people’,
‘race’ + rīc ‘power(ful)’, ‘rich’. This surname is common
throughout central and eastern Europe, particularly in the western
Slavic countries. The forename occurs in a wide variety of local
forms, especially in northern Germany. It is cognate with Dutch
Diederik (see Dederick). This name appears in the following lists:
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