Given name & surname
Hendricks
Hendricks is a surname. It is used in English and Dutch.
Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Hendricks isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
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.
From dated birth records
Hendricks through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 351
- 351 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #4,176 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,176 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 345 as a first name in 2020; 41,308 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.
Hendricks’s family of names
In German usage, Hendricks as a surname has a related form in Heinrich. In English usage, Hendricks as a surname has a related form in HENDRIX. In Dutch usage, Hendricks as a surname has a related form in HENDRIKS.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Hendricks has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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