How common is the surname Hendricks?

43,197 people in the United States had the surname Hendricks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,147 Americans. It ranked 802nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hendricks?

Christina Hendricks, British-American actress (born 1975), followed by Thomas A. Hendricks.

Where is the surname Hendricks most common?

Wikidata records people named Hendricks in the United States, the United Kingdom and Guatemala.

How do you pronounce Hendricks?

Hendricks is /ˈhɛn.dɹɪks/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Hendricks getting more or less common?

More common. 41,879 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 43,197 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Hendricks

A patronymic surname, carried by 43,197 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhɛn.dɹɪks/ 2 syllables Soundex H536

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hendricks is more common than 99.5% of them.

Origin

From Hendrick + the patronymic suffix -s.

Hendricks is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 43,197 people named Hendricks in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,147 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 41,879.

#802

rank among US surnames

43,197

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #749)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#793	Dorsey	43,631	7,076
#794	McCall	43,483	7,100
#795	O'Donnell	43,460	7,104
#796	Stein	43,389	7,116
#797	Browning	43,329	7,126
#798	Stout	43,305	7,130
#799	Lowery	43,278	7,134

Who is named Hendricks

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

76% of people named Hendricks identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hendrickss

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Christina Hendricks
British-American actress (born 1975)
Thomas A. Hendricks
American politician (1819–1885)
Barbara Hendricks
American operatic soprano and concert singer, born 1948
Jon Hendricks
American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian (1921–2017)
Matt Hendricks
American ice hockey player, born 1981
Johny Hendricks
American sport wrestler and mixed martial artist, born 1983
Diane Hendricks
American businesswoman, co-founder and owner of ABC Supply, film producer, billionaire, born 1947
Kyle Hendricks
American baseball player (born 1989)
Taylor Hendricks
American basketball player (born 2003)
Ted Hendricks
American football player (born 1947)
William Hendricks
American politician (1782-1850)
Bessie Hendricks
American teacher and supercentenarian, 1907–2023

Notable Hendrickss come mostly from the United States (11), the United Kingdom (1) and Guatemala (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Hendrix

Surnames that sound like Hendricks

Hendricks has the Soundex code H536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H536.

Questions

Where does the surname Hendricks come from?: From Hendrick + the patronymic suffix -s.
How common is the surname Hendricks?: 43,197 people in the United States had the surname Hendricks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,147 Americans. It ranked 802nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hendricks?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Hendricks identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hendricks?: Christina Hendricks, British-American actress (born 1975), followed by Thomas A. Hendricks.
Where is the surname Hendricks most common?: Wikidata records people named Hendricks in the United States, the United Kingdom and Guatemala.
How do you pronounce Hendricks?: Hendricks is /ˈhɛn.dɹɪks/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Hendricks?: Hendricks is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hendricks getting more or less common?: More common. 41,879 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 43,197 in 2010, up 3.1%.
What are other spellings of Hendricks?: Hendrix.