Declercq is a Dutch occupational surname, meaning "the clerk", 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.Declercq and De Clercq at familienaam.be People with this name include:
Andrew DeClercq (born 1973), American basketball player and coach Benjamin Declercq (born 1994), Belgian racing cyclist Ed DeClercq, American politician Gilbert Declercq (born 1946), Belgian painter, illustrator, and comics artist Nico F. Declercq (born 1975), Belgian physicist and mechanical engineer. Pierre Declercq (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 André Declerck (1919–1967), Belgian racing cyclist Richard Declerck (1899–1986), Belgian lawyer and politician
See also 2852 Declercq, Main Belt asteroid, named after the maiden name of the Belgian discoverer (Henri Debehogne)'s wife De Clercq Leclercq (surname) Leclerc (surname) Clerc (surname) De Clerc (surname)
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