Find out how popular the last name Dericks is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Dericks.

Dericks, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Dericks surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dericks in America

Dericks is the 149395th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dericks surname appeared 110 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Dericks.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dericks to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Dericks

The surname DERICKS is of English origin, emerging in the 13th century. It is derived from the given name Derrick, a diminutive form of Theodoric, an ancient Germanic name meaning "ruler of the people." The surname DERICKS is believed to have originated in Derbyshire, a county in the East Midlands of England.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DERICKS can be found in the Hundred Rolls of 1273, a census-like document compiled during the reign of King Edward I. The entry "Dericus le Charpenter" is listed, referring to a carpenter named Derrick or Dericks.

In the 14th century, the surname DERICKS appeared in various historical documents, such as the Yorkshire Poll Tax Returns of 1379, where a certain "Johannes Deryke" is mentioned. This suggests the name had spread to other parts of England by that time.

During the 16th century, the surname DERICKS was sometimes spelled as "Dericke" or "Deryke," reflecting the variations in spelling and pronunciation common in that era. One notable bearer of the name was John Dericke, a merchant and alderman in the city of Bristol, England, who lived from 1520 to 1584.

In the 17th century, the DERICKS surname can be found in parish records and other documents across England. One example is William Dericks, a landowner and farmer who lived in the village of Stoke Lyne, Oxfordshire, from 1612 to 1687.

As the name spread across England, it adopted various spellings, such as "Dericke," "Deryke," and "Derycke." In the 18th century, the spelling "DERICKS" became more prevalent, as seen in the records of the parish of St. Mary's in Islington, London, where a family by the name of DERICKS resided in the mid-1700s.

Some notable individuals with the surname DERICKS include:

1. Sir John DERICKS (1598-1672), an English merchant and Member of Parliament for the City of London.
2. Elizabeth DERICKS (1670-1746), an English author and poet from Derbyshire.
3. William DERICKS (1743-1819), an English architect and civil engineer who designed several churches and bridges in London.
4. Henry DERICKS (1782-1858), a British explorer and naturalist who traveled extensively in Africa and Asia.
5. Emily DERICKS (1836-1914), a renowned British artist and painter known for her portraits and landscapes.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dericks

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Dericks.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Dericks was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Dericks has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Dericks was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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