Explore the Family Name Henrick

The meaning of Henrick

1. Irish (Wexford): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Annraic, a patronymic from Henrik, a Scandinavian personal name cognate with Henry. 2. English: from the medieval personal name Henrik, a variant of Henry. 3. Altered form of Polish Henryk, from the personal name, Polish form of Henry.

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How common is the last name Henrick in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Henrick has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 54,020 in 2000, it dropped to 63,218 in 2010, indicating a decrease of 17.03%. The census count also reflected this trend, with the number of people bearing the surname falling from 358 to 316 over the same period, a decline of 11.73%. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100k also fell by 15.38%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,020	#63,218	-17.03%
Count	358	316	-11.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Henrick

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Henrick, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts from 2000 to 2010. The majority identifying as white increased slightly from 92.18% to 94.30%, while those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw an increase from 1.96% to 2.53%. On the other hand, individuals who identify as Hispanic decreased significantly from 3.07% to 1.58%. There was no change in the percentage of people identifying as two or more races, American Indian and Alaskan Native. It's worth noting that the percentage of individuals who identified as black in 2000 was not recorded in 2010 due to data suppression for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.18%	94.3%	2.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.96%	2.53%	29.08%
Hispanic	3.07%	1.58%	-48.53%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.4%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%