Derrick Surname
Approximately 22,796 people bear this surname
Derrick Surname Definition:
(Teutonic) diminutive forms of Theodoric, q.v. (Celtic) 0f Red Complexion [Gaelic and Irish dearg, red]
Derrick Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,473 | 1:29,059 | 3,606 |
| England | 3,282 | 1:16,977 | 2,449 |
| Australia | 1,610 | 1:16,768 | 2,358 |
| Kenya | 1,144 | 1:40,367 | 4,238 |
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| Liberia | 573 | 1:7,694 | 893 |
| Canada | 509 | 1:72,388 | 8,234 |
| Wales | 441 | 1:7,017 | 787 |
| Scotland | 291 | 1:18,398 | 2,198 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 236 | 1:5,780 | 910 |
| New Zealand | 234 | 1:19,352 | 3,400 |
| France | 118 | 1:562,904 | 76,109 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 108 | 1:1,043 | 240 |
| South Africa | 106 | 1:511,110 | 41,270 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 94 | 1:1,055 | 181 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Northern Ireland | 25 | 1:73,801 | 5,249 |
| Solomon Islands | 24 | 1:24,168 | 4,782 |
| Iran | 23 | 1:3,338,371 | 97,100 |
| Grenada | 21 | 1:5,168 | 617 |
| Jamaica | 20 | 1:143,497 | 5,007 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Barbados | 11 | 1:26,132 | 1,223 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Anguilla | 5 | 1:2,687 | 256 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Dominica | 4 | 1:18,973 | 529 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 19 | 1:233,151 | 10,389 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,423 | 1:17,130 | 2,490 |
| Wales | 135 | 1:11,618 | 699 |
| Scotland | 120 | 1:31,193 | 2,630 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,894 | 1:26,515 | 3,265 |
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]
(English) Descendant of Derrick, a pet form of Theodoric (people, rule).
A Flemish Christian name. See Derick.
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.
From the French, Deryck, D’Eryc or D’Heriche; personal name in the Domesday Book, Derch (?).
The name of Derrick was represented in the 13th century by Derk, in Cambridgeshire (H. R.).
Derrick Demographics
Derrick Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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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
Derrick Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Derrick in the Marathi language | ||
| डेरीक | derika | 58.97 |
| डेरेक | dereka | 15.38 |
| डॅरीक | derika | 10.26 |
| डॅरीक्ट | derikta | 5.13 |
| डेरींक | derinka | 2.56 |
| देरीक | derika | 2.56 |
| डेरिरक | deriraka | 2.56 |
| डेरीकट | derikata | 2.56 |
| Derrick in the Hindi language | ||
| डैरिक | dairika | 50 |
| डेरिक | derika | 50 |
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