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

Erick, 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 Erick surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Erick in America

Erick is the 44808th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Erick surname appeared 479 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 Erick.

We can also compare 2010 data for Erick 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 Erick

The surname Erick has its origins in medieval Germany, deriving from the Old German personal name Erikan or Erik. This name is thought to have been derived from the Old Norse word "eiríkr," which means "ever ruler" or "eternal ruler."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Erick can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of medieval charters and documents from the 9th to the 13th centuries. This manuscript contains references to individuals with the name Erikan or Erichen.

During the Middle Ages, the Erick surname was particularly prevalent in the regions of Saxony, Westphalia, and the Rhineland in Germany. The name also spread to neighboring countries, including the Netherlands, where it was spelled as Erick or Erich.

In the 12th century, a nobleman named Erick von Lauenburg was documented as a prominent figure in the court of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. Another notable figure was Erick the Pious, a 13th-century prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg, who played a significant role in the early development of the city of Hanover.

The Erick surname can also be traced back to place names in Germany, such as the town of Erichshausen in Bavaria, which was likely named after an early settler or landowner with the name Erick.

Among the historical figures bearing the Erick surname, one notable individual was Erick Grubenmann, a Swiss bridge engineer born in 1610, who designed and constructed several innovative stone bridges in the 17th century.

Another prominent figure was Erick Sandin, a Swedish naval officer and explorer born in 1701, who led expeditions to the Arctic regions and made significant contributions to the mapping of Greenland and Svalbard.

In the literary world, Erick Axel Karlfeldt, a Swedish poet and writer born in 1864, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1931 for his vivid and rich depictions of Swedish folk life and landscapes.

Erick Erikson, a German-born American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst (1902-1994), is perhaps one of the most well-known individuals with this surname. He is renowned for his theory of psychosocial development and his influential work on identity formation.

Lastly, Erick Hawkins, an American dancer and choreographer (1909-1994), made significant contributions to the development of modern dance and is recognized for his innovative choreographic works that explored the expressive potential of the human body.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Erick

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

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

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