Dedekind
surname · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Dedekind is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States. Recorded meaning: from a Germanic Rufname with k + in > kind; likely from Dede-.
- ZASouth Africa
- DEGermany
- AUAustralia
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
from a Germanic Rufname with k + in > kind; likely from Dede-
Sources 1
- Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Dedekind is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Croatian, 1. Friedrich (1525—1598), njemački pisac i propovjednik protiv grubih običaja svoga doba, poznat po satiri Grobianus 2. Richard (1831—1916), njemački matematičar, dao znatan doprinos novoj definiciji iracionalnih brojeva
as a wordHrvatski jezični portal (HJP) dictionary export
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Friedrich Dedekindb. 1525DEGerman theologian
- Henning Dedekindb. 1562DEGerman composer
- Constantin Christian Dedekindb. 1628DEGerman poet, dramatist and composer
- Julius Dedekindb. 1795DEGerman jurist and historian (1795-1872)
- Julie Dedekindb. 1825DEGerman writer and educationist
- Adolf Dedekindb. 1829DEGerman judge (1829-1909)
- Richard Dedekindb. 1831DEGerman mathematician (1831–1916)
- Alfred Dedekindb. 1875DEGerman politician and jurist (1875-1947)
- Henning Dedekindb. 1968DEGerman musician, music journalist, and translator
- Katja Dedekindb. 2001AUAustralian Paralympic vision impaired swimmer and goalball player
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 4 sources across 2 countries.
Reference works 2
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Dedekind mean, and where does it come from?
- from a Germanic Rufname with k + in > kind; likely from Dede- Recorded by Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung.
- In which country does Dedekind have the most bearers?
- Dedekind is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Dedekind”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.