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

Hetrick, 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 Hetrick surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hetrick in America

Hetrick is the 5156th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hetrick surname appeared 6,784 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Hetrick.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hetrick 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 Hetrick

The surname Hetrick has its origins in Germany and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is believed to be derived from the Germanic personal name Haderich or Hadurich, which was composed of the elements "hadu" meaning battle and "ric" meaning ruler or power.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Hetrick can be found in various medieval records and documents from the regions of Bavaria and Saxony. For example, a reference to a "Haderich von Mühlhausen" appears in a manuscript dated 1289, indicating a connection to the town of Mühlhausen in present-day Thuringia, Germany.

In the 14th century, variations of the name such as "Hederich," "Hederik," and "Hederick" began to emerge in various regions of Germany. These spellings likely reflected local dialects and regional pronunciation differences. The name was also associated with certain place names, such as Hedrichshausen and Hedrichshof, which may have contributed to the development of the surname.

One of the earliest notable individuals bearing the surname Hetrick was Johannes Hetrick, a merchant who lived in Nuremberg in the late 15th century (approximately 1470-1538). Another prominent figure was Christoph Hetrick, a Lutheran theologian and writer who was born in Saxony in 1586 and died in 1647.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the surname Hetrick continued to spread throughout various parts of Germany, as well as neighboring regions such as Switzerland and Austria. Among the notable individuals from this period were Johann Hetrick (1632-1701), a German composer and organist, and Friedrich Hetrick (1720-1789), a German-born painter who later settled in England.

As German immigration to North America increased in the 19th century, the surname Hetrick began to appear in various records and documents in the United States and Canada. One of the earliest known individuals with this surname in the United States was Johann Hetrick, a farmer who settled in Pennsylvania in the early 1800s.

Throughout history, the surname Hetrick has been associated with various professions and fields, including the arts, academia, and politics. Some notable individuals with this surname include the American painter William Hetrick (1854-1939), the German-American philosopher and educator Herman Hetrick (1876-1956), and the Canadian politician James Hetrick (1914-1999), who served as a member of the House of Commons.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hetrick

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

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

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