Der
loc · Latin script
Meaning, in German: the; (pron) that, those; (pron) who, that
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Der is a name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the Netherlands than in any other country.
- NLNetherlands≈1 in 224(inferred from the name graph)
- AUAustralia≈1 in 2.9K
- NZNew Zealand≈1 in 4K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Netherlands (inferred from the name graph)
- 2 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 372 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 224 (inferred from the name graph)
≈77,000 people, est.
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
Netherlands, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Locally spelled Dęŕ in DZ Algeria.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
the; (pron) that, those; (pron) who, that
Sources 1
- A Frequency Dictionary of German
Attested across 9 languages in the etymology graph.
How Der is read(measured from records)
Der is one spelling over 2 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.
- German68%
the; (pron) that, those; (pron) who, that
as a wordA Frequency Dictionary of German
- Dutch36%
there
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Der counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL Netherlands | ≈77,000 est. | ≈1 in 224 | — | Der | 193 |
| AU Australia | ≈8,700 est. | ≈1 in 2.9K | — | Der | 206 |
| FR France | ≈6,800 est. | ≈1 in 10K | 16 | — | 5 |
| DZ Algeria | ≈3,900 est. | ≈1 in 11K | — | Dęŕ | 8 |
| GB United Kingdom | ≈3,100 est. | ≈1 in 21K | listed | Der | 180 |
| SN Senegal | ≈2,500 est. | ≈1 in 6.3K | 1 | — | 11 |
| BR Brazil | 1,887 | 1 in 112K | 1.9K | — | 6 |
| NZ New Zealand | ≈1,200 est. | ≈1 in 4K | — | Der | 110 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname); INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000); DGE — candidate declarations, 41 party/coalition lists (legislatives anticipees 17 Nov 2024). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Der is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In English, Disdainful indication that something is obvious.
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Latin, first-person singular present passive subjunctive of dō
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Galician, first/third-person singular future subjunctive of dar
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In mhn, the, nominative singular masculine definite article
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
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)
- Gan Deb. 400not in their usual name4th-century BC Chinese astronomer and astrologer
- Zhu Deb. 1886CNnot in their usual nameMarshal of the People's Republic of China (1886－1976)
- Otto Braunb. 1900DEnot in their usual nameGerman communist writer (1900–1974)
- You Xieb. 1958DEnot in their usual nameChinese-German politician and writer
- Renhōb. 1967JPnot in their usual nameJapanese politician (born 1967)
- Xie Junb. 1970CNnot in their usual nameChinese chess player
- Tony Hsiehb. 1973USnot in their usual nameAmerican businessman (1973–2020)
- Nicholas Tseb. 1980CAnot in their usual nameHong Kong singer, actor, songwriter and chef (born 1980)
- Hsieh Su-weib. 1986TWnot in their usual nameTaiwanese female tennis player
- Sean Tseb. 1992GBnot in their usual nameHong Kong football player (born 1992)
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 30 sources across 18 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | — | 1.9K | #5,156 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 16 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 12 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 9 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 6 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1911 | 6 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 5 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 5 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 3 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 3 | — |
| SN Senegal | DGE — candidate declarations, 41 party/coalition lists (legislatives anticipees 17 Nov 2024) | 2024 | 1 | #70 |
Reference works 3
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- 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 Der mean, and where does it come from?
- the; (pron) that, those; (pron) who, that Recorded by A Frequency Dictionary of German.
- In which country does Der have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 77 thousand people named Der in the Netherlands, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled der.
- How common is the name Der?
- In Brazil, the national register counted 1,887 people named Der, about 1 in 112 thousand residents.
What do you want to know about Der?
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/derThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Der”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.