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

Henricks, 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 Henricks surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Henricks in America

Henricks is the 16238th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Henricks surname appeared 1,778 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Henricks.

We can also compare 2010 data for Henricks 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 Henricks

The surname Henricks has its origins in the Netherlands, dating back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Dutch word "Hendrik," which was a variant of the Germanic name "Heimeric," meaning "ruler of the home" or "lord of the estate."

The name Henricks was initially concentrated in the provinces of North Holland and South Holland, where many of the earliest recorded instances can be found in historical documents and parish records. It is believed that the name was originally an occupational surname, given to someone who worked as a steward or overseer on a landed estate.

One of the earliest known references to the name Henricks can be found in the Leiden University matriculation records of 1594, which lists a student named Jacobus Henricks. Another early example is Jan Hendricksz van Linschoten, a Dutch merchant and explorer who lived from 1563 to 1611 and wrote extensively about his travels in the East Indies.

In the 17th century, the name Henricks began to spread throughout the Netherlands and beyond, as Dutch settlers and traders established colonies and trading posts in various parts of the world. One notable bearer of the name was Brant Arent Van Slichtenhorst, a Dutch colonial administrator who served as the director of the Dutch colony of Rensselaerswyck (now part of Albany, New York) from 1648 to 1657.

Other historical figures with the surname Henricks include:

1. Pieter Henricks (1585-1629), a Dutch naval officer and explorer who led expeditions to the East Indies and Australia.

2. Cornelis Hendricksz Vroom (1591-1661), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his maritime scenes and naval battles.

3. Catharina Henricks (1684-1756), a Dutch woman who was one of the earliest settlers of the Cape Colony in South Africa.

4. Hendrick Hendricks (1804-1886), a Dutch-American politician and businessman who served as the mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the 1860s.

5. Adriaan Henricks (1847-1925), a Dutch architect and urban planner who designed many prominent buildings in Amsterdam and other Dutch cities.

As the Dutch diaspora spread across the globe, the surname Henricks became more widespread, with various spellings and variations emerging in different regions, such as Hendricks, Hendrix, and Hendriks.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Henricks

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

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

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