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

Hendrikse, 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 Hendrikse surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hendrikse in America

Hendrikse is the 106570th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hendrikse surname appeared 167 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 Hendrikse.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hendrikse 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 Hendrikse

The surname Hendrikse originates from the Netherlands and is believed to have emerged during the Middle Dutch period, around the 12th to 15th centuries. It is a patronymic name, derived from the given name Hendrik, which is the Dutch form of Henry. The suffix "-se" indicates "son of" or "daughter of."

Hendrikse is closely related to other Dutch surnames like Hendrix, Hendricks, and Hendrickson, which share the same root but with varying suffixes. These names were commonly used to distinguish individuals by their father's name, a common practice in medieval times.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Hendrikse can be found in the archives of the city of Leiden, where a certain Dirk Hendrikse is mentioned in a document dated 1467. The name is also found in several Dutch church records from the 16th and 17th centuries, particularly in the regions of North and South Holland.

During the Dutch Golden Age, the name Hendrikse was associated with notable figures, such as Hendrick Hendrikse van Sommelsdijk, a Dutch naval officer who served in the Dutch East Indies in the early 17th century. Another prominent individual with this surname was Pieter Hendrikse, a renowned Dutch painter from the 17th century, known for his portraiture and landscapes.

In the 18th century, the Hendrikse name gained recognition through Cornelis Hendrikse, a Dutch architect who designed several notable buildings in Amsterdam, including the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) and the Oude Kerk (Old Church). His son, Pieter Hendrikse, followed in his footsteps and became a respected architect in his own right.

As the Dutch expanded their global influence, the Hendrikse surname spread to various parts of the world, including South Africa, where a notable bearer of the name was Jan Hendrikse, a Dutch settler and farmer who arrived in the Cape Colony in the late 17th century.

Other historical figures with the Hendrikse surname include Cornelis Hendrikse, a Dutch-American artist and illustrator active in the late 19th century, and Pieter Hendrikse, a Dutch-born American musician and composer who gained prominence in the early 20th century for his contributions to the development of American folk music.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hendrikse

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

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

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