Derrick Surname

23,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Derrick Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) diminutive forms of Theodoric, q.v. (Celtic) 0f Red Complexion [Gaelic and Irish dearg, red]

Derrick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,4731:29,0593,606
England3,2821:16,9772,449
Australia1,6101:16,7682,358
Kenya1,1441:40,3674,238
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
Liberia5731:7,694893
Canada5091:72,3888,234
Wales4411:7,017787
Scotland2911:18,3982,198
Trinidad and Tobago2361:5,780910
New Zealand2341:19,3523,400
France1181:562,90476,109
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1081:1,043240
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
Antigua and Barbuda941:1,055181
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Uganda401:975,98242,738
Botswana391:56,07510,323
United Arab Emirates371:247,62917,078
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
India281:27,395,192354,286
Northern Ireland251:73,8015,249
Solomon Islands241:24,1684,782
Iran231:3,338,37197,100
Grenada211:5,168617
Jamaica201:143,4975,007
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Israel181:475,42436,085
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
China151:91,154,7714,767
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Norway111:467,48139,375
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Anguilla51:2,687256
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Dominica41:18,973529
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Belize11:355,4743,977
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4231:17,1302,490
Wales1351:11,618699
Scotland1201:31,1932,630
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8941:26,5153,265

Derrick (289,921) may also be a first name.

Derrick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) diminutive forms of Theodoric, q.v. (Celtic) 0f Red Complexion [Gaelic and Irish dearg, red]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Derrick, a pet form of Theodoric (people, rule).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A Flemish Christian name. See Derick.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This name is said, to be sometimes from Cornish derrick, a sexton, a gravedigger; from terhi, to break; or doer, the earth, as belonging to the earth. It is perhaps more often the nickname for Theodoric, a name of Teutonic origin.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the French, Deryck, D’Eryc or D’Heriche; personal name in the Domesday Book, Derch (?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The name of Derrick was represented in the 13th century by Derk, in Cambridgeshire (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Derrick Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Derrick Come From? nationality or country of origin

Derrick (Hindi: डैरिक, Marathi: डेरीक) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Derrick? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 23,762nd most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 319,685 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Derrick reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Derrick is also the 3,626th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 289,921 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 12,473 people, or 1 in 29,059. In The United States Derrick is mostly found in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, South Carolina, where 12 percent reside and Tennessee, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 86 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Derrick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Derrick has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Derrick surname grew 659 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 231 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 327 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 243 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Derrick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Derrick last name is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Derrick last name are 14.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.93% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Derrick earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.76% less than the national average, earning 301,919 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 157.82% more than the national average, earning R 612,684 per year; in United States they earn 1.65% less than the national average, earning $42,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.71% more than the national average, earning $50,035 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Derrrick932/
Derrickg931/
Dierrick930/
Derricke930/
Derick924,065/
Derrik9243/
Derric9227/
Deherrick883/
D'Derrick881/
Dierick862,982/
Derriks86252/
Dorrick86234/
Derijck86216/
Darrick8649/
Derreck8635/
Deruick8634/
Derraik8630/
Dearick8623/
Derryck8620/
Dericke8615/
Dereick864/
Deerick862/
Derieck862/
Derricc861/
Derriek861/
Derrijk861/
Deirick861/
Derriok861/
Dirrick860/
Daerick860/
Doerick860/
Derrike860/
Derik83374/
Deric83362/
Derijcke80445/
Dierijck8032/
Deruijck804/
Dierieck803/
Hdeirick801/
Detrichk801/
Deiricks801/
Detrickx801/
Derrycke801/
Dierickh801/
Dethrick800/
Detricks800/
Derrycks800/
Dearhick800/
Deyricks800/
Derrig771,031/
Dereck77645/
Derikx77477/
Deryck77408/
Dirick77392/
Dericq77164/
Darick7787/
Derrix7779/
Dorick7774/
Derijk7768/
Dieric7739/
Derrek7737/
Derzic7727/
Derike7711/
Derics776/
Derikh775/
Derzik773/
Derict773/
Deerik772/
Dérick772/
Deruik772/
Darrik771/
Deroik771/
Deruck771/
Deriek771/
Doeric771/
Dierik771/
Dirric771/
Derrec771/
Daerik771/
Derryk770/
Deittrick7590/
Deithrick7524/
Deddtrick750/
Deitreick750/
Deathrick750/
Derycke714,168/
Deruyck71932/
Dieryck71391/
Deryckx71131/
Derijks7157/
Dereuck7151/
Derijke7144/
Detroik7120/
Doerrig7115/
Dirricq7110/
Dereyck714/
Derrieg712/
Dirriks712/
Derzhik711/
Direick711/
Dairick711/
Deittricks711/
Darieck711/
Darreck711/
Derryks711/
Derroix711/
Diereck711/
Diericq711/
Dirieck711/
Derrigg710/
Detrict710/
Darruck710/
Dorhick710/
Derreks710/
Derek676,924/
Dirik676,517/
Darik671,926/
Dorik671,232/
Derix67952/
Deryk67372/
Diric67149/
Derig6789/
Deruk6769/
Derikova6731/
Dericque6724/
Dyrik6721/
Derec6717/
Dérik6714/
Derík6712/
Derék678/
Dirryckx678/
Dereycke676/
Deriková676/
Deruc672/
Deriq672/
Dethreck671/
Deryc671/
Déric671/
Derrigue670/
Detresck670/
Deitrict670/
Deetreck670/

Derrick Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Derrick in the Marathi language
डेरीकderika58.97
डेरेकdereka15.38
डॅरीकderika10.26
डॅरीक्टderikta5.13
डेरींकderinka2.56
देरीकderika2.56
डेरिरकderiraka2.56
डेरीकटderikata2.56
Derrick in the Hindi language
डैरिकdairika50
डेरिकderika50

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