Explore the Family Name Herwick

The meaning of Herwick

1. German: variant of Herwig. 2. Americanized form of Norwegian Hervik, a habitational name from any of the three farmsteads so named from Old Norse herr ‘army, large gathering’ + vik ‘bay’ (perhaps referring to a meeting place for ships).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Herwick has seen a decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 63,141 in popularity and dropped to 73,666 by 2010, indicating a decrease of about 16.67 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 296 in 2000 to 263 in 2010, marking an 11.15 percent reduction. The proportion per 100k people also followed a similar downward trend, falling from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010, a decrease of roughly 18.18 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,141	#73,666	-16.67%
Count	296	263	-11.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Herwick

The ethnicity associated with the surname Herwick evolved slightly over the same decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, an overwhelming majority of bearers of the Herwick surname identified as White (94.59 percent), which slightly decreased to 92.40 percent in 2010. There was no representation of Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in 2000. However, by 2010, there was a recorded presence of the Hispanic ethnicity at 2.66 percent. The category of two or more races also saw an increase from 3.04 percent in 2000 to 4.18 percent in 2010, showing a positive change of 37.50 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.59%	92.4%	-2.32%
Two or More Races	3.04%	4.18%	37.5%
Hispanic	0%	2.66%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%