Given name & surname
Hendrick
“the ruler of the house”·“home”·“power”
Hendrick is a form of Henry. Henry combines “home” with “power” or “ruler,” giving the sense “ruler of the home.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Hendrick carries the interpretation “the ruler of the house.” Hendrick is a form of Henry. Henry combines “home” with “power” or “ruler,” giving the sense “ruler of the home.”
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Hendrick is used as a form of Henry. Hendrick is a form of Henry. The shared background comes through Henry: Henry’s Germanic elements are haim and ric. In England, Henry became the standard everyday form over Harry in the seventeenth century, influenced by Latin Henricus and French Henri.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Hendrick is a form of Henry. The history of Henry gives this family its wider story. Henry was borne by eight kings of England, and related forms were used by rulers elsewhere in Europe. That repeated royal use helped give the name a lasting place in several naming traditions.
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Hendrick through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,664
- 1,664 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 111 babies
- 2025
- 81
- #1,923 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 81 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,923 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 3.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,278 as a first name in 2020; 7,248 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hendrick’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Hendrick shares a linguistic root with the English form Henry. In German usage, Hendrick has a related form in Hendrik. Hendrick is a form of Henry.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hendrick
- Hendrick AvercampDutch painter (1585–1634)
- Hendrick GoltziusGerman-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman and painter (1558-1617)
- Hendrick ter BrugghenDutch painter (1588-1629)
- Hendrick de KeyserDutch architect (1565-1621)
- Hendrick Cornelisz Vroompainter from the Northern Netherlands (1562-1640)
- Hendrick van Balen the ElderFlemish painter (1575–1632)
- Hendrick HamelDutch sailor1630–1692
- Hendrick Bloemaert17th-century Dutch Golden Age painter1601–1672
- Hendrick DubbelsDutch painter (1621-1707)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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