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

Earick, 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 Earick surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Earick in America

Earick is the 89069th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Earick surname appeared 208 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 Earick.

We can also compare 2010 data for Earick 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 Earick

The surname "EARICK" is believed to have originated in the English county of Yorkshire during the 12th century. It is derived from the Old English word "earic," which means "a place of pasture or grazing land." The name likely referred to someone who lived near or owned such land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1166, where a man named Willelmus Earick is mentioned. This document was a record of financial transactions and taxation in the county during the reign of King Henry II.

In the 13th century, the name was also found in the Hundred Rolls of Lincolnshire, a survey of landowners in that county. An entry from 1273 lists a Robert de Earick as holding property in the village of Willingore.

The variant spelling "Erick" can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex from 1327, which recorded taxpayers in the area. A John Erick is listed as residing in the town of Hastings.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Sir William Earick, a knight who fought in the Battle of Crécy during the Hundred Years' War in 1346. He is mentioned in the contemporary chronicles of Jean Froissart.

During the 16th century, the name appeared in parish records across various parts of England. Notable examples include the christening of Jane Earick in 1563 at St. Mary's Church in Nottingham and the marriage of Thomas Earick and Margaret Whyte in 1587 at St. Michael's Church in Coventry.

In the 17th century, the name Earick was found in the records of the Virginia Company, which oversaw the colonization of Virginia in the early years of the British Empire. A John Earick is listed as having arrived in Jamestown in 1624.

Other notable individuals with the surname Earick include:

1. Richard Earick (1665-1731), a prominent merchant and ship owner in the city of Bristol.
2. Elizabeth Earick (1702-1788), an English diarist and author of personal memoirs from the Georgian era.
3. James Earick (1785-1856), a British explorer who led several expeditions to the Arctic regions in the early 19th century.
4. Catherine Earick (1821-1899), an English philanthropist and social reformer who worked to improve living conditions in industrial cities.
5. William Earick (1872-1945), a British architect known for his designs of public buildings in London and other cities during the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Earick

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

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 Earick 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 Earick 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 Earick was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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