How common is the surname Hendrix?

35,194 people in the United States had the surname Hendrix in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,773 Americans. It ranked 991st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hendrix?

Jimi Hendrix, American guitarist (1942–1970), followed by Elaine Hendrix.

Where is the surname Hendrix most common?

Wikidata records people named Hendrix in the United States and Belgium.

How do you pronounce Hendrix?

Hendrix is /ˈhɛn.dɹɪks/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Hendrix getting more or less common?

More common. 34,032 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 35,194 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Hendrix

A patronymic surname, carried by 35,194 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). Hendrix is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

A less common spelling of Hendricks, from Hendrick + the patronymic suffix -s.

Hendrix 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 35,194 people named Hendrix in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,773 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 34,032.

#991

rank among US surnames

35,194

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #941)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#982	Madden	35,438	8,712
#983	Terrell	35,408	8,720
#985	Jarvis	35,350	8,734
#986	Dickson	35,312	8,743
#987	Reyna	35,291	8,749
#988	Cantrell	35,266	8,755
#989	Mayo	35,228	8,764

Who is named Hendrix

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

78% of people named Hendrix identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hendrixs

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jimi Hendrix
American guitarist (1942–1970)
Elaine Hendrix
American actress, born 1970
Wanda Hendrix
American actress (1928-1981)
Leslie Hendrix
American actress, born 1960
Jenny Hendrix
American pornographic actress, born 1986
Richard Hendrix
American basketball player, born 1986
Amanda Hendrix
American planetary scientist, born 1968
Holly Hendrix
American pornographic actress, born 1997
Robin Hendrix
Belgian middle- and long-distance runner, born 1995
Grady Hendrix
American writer, born 1972

Notable Hendrixs come mostly from the United States (9) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Hendrix

Hendrix 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 Hendrix come from?: A less common spelling of Hendricks, from Hendrick + the patronymic suffix -s.
How common is the surname Hendrix?: 35,194 people in the United States had the surname Hendrix in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,773 Americans. It ranked 991st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hendrix?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Hendrix identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hendrix?: Jimi Hendrix, American guitarist (1942–1970), followed by Elaine Hendrix.
Where is the surname Hendrix most common?: Wikidata records people named Hendrix in the United States and Belgium.
How do you pronounce Hendrix?: Hendrix is /ˈhɛn.dɹɪks/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Hendrix?: Hendrix is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hendrix getting more or less common?: More common. 34,032 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 35,194 in 2010, up 3.4%.