How common is the surname Henricks?

1,778 people in the United States had the surname Henricks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 173,648 Americans. It ranked 16,238th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Henricks?

Jon Henricks, Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder, followed by Terence T. Henricks.

Where is the surname Henricks most common?

Wikidata records people named Henricks in Australia and the United States.

Is the surname Henricks getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,787 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,778 in 2010, down 0.5%.

The surname Henricks

A surname, carried by 1,778 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H562

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Henricks is more common than 90% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,778 people named Henricks in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 173,648 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,787.

#16,238

rank among US surnames

1,778

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-0.5%

change since 2000 (was #15,139)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,238	Smoker	1,778	173,648
#16,247	Haddon	1,777	173,745

Who is named Henricks

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

93% of people named Henricks identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as two or more races and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Two or more races 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Henrickss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jon Henricks
Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder, born 1935
Terence T. Henricks
American astronaut, born 1952

Notable Henrickss come mostly from Australia (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Henricks

Henricks has the Soundex code H562, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H562.

Questions

How common is the surname Henricks?: 1,778 people in the United States had the surname Henricks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 173,648 Americans. It ranked 16,238th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Henricks?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Henricks identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Henricks?: Jon Henricks, Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder, followed by Terence T. Henricks.
Where is the surname Henricks most common?: Wikidata records people named Henricks in Australia and the United States.
Is the surname Henricks getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,787 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,778 in 2010, down 0.5%.