# Hendrick (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hendrick/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,988 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,441 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 38,651 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.6% (7,939 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Low German Hendrick and Dutch Hendrik, equivalent to Henry.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hendrick in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hendrick in the United States.

## People named Hendrick

- Burton J. Hendrick, American author and editor (1870–1949)
- Rick Hendrick, American racing driver and team owner

## Similar surnames

Henderson, Hendricks, Hendrix, Hendrickson, Hendershot, Hendry, Hendren, Hendrixson, Hendrickx, Hunter, Henthorn, Hinderliter.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.