The Hedrick surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 18,804 people carried this name — #1,918 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 18,359 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

24 families named Hedrick, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 147 people lived in those households, 6.1 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 8 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 11
Maryland 6
North Carolina 4
Virginia 3

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 244 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Hedrick in American newspapers,
1889–1906.

Newspaper page from The Memphis Appeal carrying the name Hedrick
The Memphis Appeal 1889-05-28
Newspaper page from Carolina Watchman carrying the name Hedrick
Carolina Watchman 1906-11-28
Newspaper page from Carolina Watchman carrying the name Hedrick
Carolina Watchman 1906-11-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Hedrick in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

2,681 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hedrick. The most, 383, date from the 1880s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,890
Queensland 564
New South Wales 146
South Australia 14
Western Australia 14
Tasmania 7
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hedrick.

Who carried it

People named Hedrick,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick
    Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick 1870–1951 · gardener
  • E. H. Hedrick
    E. H. Hedrick 1894–1954 · politician
  • Charles Hedrick 1815–1897
  • Earle Raymond Hedrick 1876–1943 · mathematician
  • Wyatt C. Hedrick 1888–1964 · architect
  • Walburga Oesterreich 1900–1961 · housewife

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hedrick,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,026 records

1,026 records of the Hedrick name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 672
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 231
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 59
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 24
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 24
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 5
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Eugene M. Hedrick

    Born 1922 in Maryland. Enlisted 1942 at Baltimore; machine shop worker from Allegany County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Cumberland, Maryland.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ralph Hedrick

    Born 1931; from Allen County, Indiana. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1952 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jos Hedrick

    Arrived at New York in 1882 aboard the St. of Pennsylvania from Glasgow and Larne, aged 25; laborer. From Russia.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,026 records for Hedrick in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia32 records

32 records of the Hedrick name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 23
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Norman Ernest Hedrick

    Farmer of Wangaratta, Victoria; died 1997.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Hedrick

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Birmingham, aged 28.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Conrad Hedrick

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1898.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 32 records for Hedrick in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Hedrick name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Walter William Hedrick

    Died 1984; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Edward Clarence Hedrick

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Charles Robert Hedrick

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Hedrick name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 1
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Andries Hedrick

    Married in 1704 in Delft; soldier.

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Johann Jost Hedrick

    Died 1815 in Deventer, aged 58.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Antoon Gerard Hedrick

    In the population register of Venlo; born in Venlo.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Venlo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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