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![Show Contents]() Henricks History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
In ancient Scotland, the ancestors of the Henricks family were part of a tribe called the Picts. The name Henricks is derived from the personal name "Henry" or from "Hendric, an ancient personal name." 1 "Modern immigration has added Hendriks and Henriques to the London Directory, but Hendrick and Hendricks represent a much earlier importation from the Low Countries. The 'd' is intrusive, as in our own Hendry for Henry. 2 Early Origins of the Henricks familyThe surname Henricks was first found in Staffordshire where Hendricus was listed in The Kalendar of Abbot Samson of Bury St Edmunds in 1188. A few years later Hendricus Prid was listed in Yorkshire in 1212. In Essex early records revealed Alice as daughter of Henry de Sanford who bore the seal of S. Alis. Filia Hendrici in the 13th century. 3 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 lists: John Hendrich in Cambridgeshire; and William Heneriche in Oxfordshire. Spelling variations were common for this family as the Visitation of London, 1633 shows John Henricks, son of Henry Henrix, of Antwerpe, in Brabant, temp. 1600. 2 Early History of the Henricks familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Henricks research. Another 50 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1600 is included under the topic Early Henricks History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Henricks Spelling VariationsThe appearance of the printing press and the first dictionaries in the last few hundred years did much to standardize spelling. Prior to that time scribes spelled according to sound, a practice that resulted in many spelling variations. Henricks has been spelled Henricks, Hendrick, Hendricks, Hendrix, Hendryx and others. Early Notables of the Henricks familyMore information is included under the topic Early Henricks Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Henricks RankingIn the United States, the name Henricks is the 14,600th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4  Migration of the Henricks family to Ireland
Some of the Henricks family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 40 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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The expense of the crossing to the North American colonies seemed small beside the difficulties of remaining in Scotland. It was a long and hard trip, but at its end lay the reward of freedom. Some Scots remained faithful to England and called themselves United Empire Loyalists, while others fought in the American War of Independence. Much of this lost Scottish heritage has been recovered in the last century through Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important, early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Henricks:
Henricks Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Floris Henricks, who landed in Maryland in 1679 5
- John Henricks, who arrived in Maryland in 1679 5
Henricks Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Anthy Henricks, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1794 5
| Contemporary Notables of the name Henricks (post 1700) | + |
- Terence Thomas "Tom" Henricks (b. 1952), former NASA Astronaut with over 1,000 hours in space 6
- Peder M. Henricks, American politician, Member of Minnesota State House of Representatives 63rd District, 1901-02 7
- Olaf Henricks, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Delegate to U.S. Congress from the Virgin Islands, 1996 7
- John "Jon" Malcolm Henricks (b. 1935), Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer, inductee to the International Swimming Hall of Fame (1973)
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- NASA Astronauts Homepage. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) Terence Henricks. Retrieved from http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/henricks.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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