How common is the surname Derrick?

9,365 people in the United States had the surname Derrick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,968 Americans. It ranked 3,779th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Derrick?

Tom Derrick, Australian Victoria Cross recipient (1914-1945).

Where is the surname Derrick most common?

Wikidata records people named Derrick in Australia.

How do you pronounce Derrick?

Derrick is /ˈdɛɹɪk/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Derrick getting more or less common?

More common. 9,182 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,365 in 2010, up 2.0%.

Is Derrick also a first name?

Yes. Derrick is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Derrick

A surname, carried by 9,365 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈdɛɹɪk/ 2 syllables Soundex D620 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Derrick is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,365 people named Derrick in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,968 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,182.

#3,779

rank among US surnames

9,365

people in 2010

3.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #3,554)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,770	Jolley	9,392	32,873
#3,771	Resendez	9,390	32,880
#3,772	Noland	9,386	32,894
#3,773	Cousins	9,380	32,915
#3,774	Mull	9,377	32,926
#3,775	Hasan	9,374	32,936
#3,776	Jacoby	9,372	32,943

Who is named Derrick

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

78% of people named Derrick identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Derricks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tom Derrick
Australian Victoria Cross recipient (1914-1945)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Derrick

Derrick has the Soundex code D620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D620.

Questions

How common is the surname Derrick?: 9,365 people in the United States had the surname Derrick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,968 Americans. It ranked 3,779th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Derrick?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Derrick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Derrick?: Tom Derrick, Australian Victoria Cross recipient (1914-1945).
Where is the surname Derrick most common?: Wikidata records people named Derrick in Australia.
How do you pronounce Derrick?: Derrick is /ˈdɛɹɪk/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Derrick getting more or less common?: More common. 9,182 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,365 in 2010, up 2.0%.
Is Derrick also a first name?: Yes. Derrick is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.