The Hetrick surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,784 people carried this name — #5,156 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 6,548 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hetrick surname

Scottish habitational surname from a minor place near Kilmacolm, in Renfrewshire.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hetrick» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Hetrick in American newspapers,
1889–1921.

Newspaper page from The Daily Morning Astorian carrying the name Hetrick
The Daily Morning Astorian 1889-07-07
Newspaper page from Northern Wisconsin Advertiser carrying the name Hetrick
Northern Wisconsin Advertiser 1921-11-04
Newspaper page from Carroll County Democrat carrying the name Hetrick
Carroll County Democrat 1921-11-11

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

In print

Hetrick in Australian newspapers,
1910s–1950s.

25 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hetrick. The most, 7, date from the 1950s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 13
Victoria 5
ACT (Canberra) 2
Queensland 2
Western Australia 2
South Australia 1

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

Who carried it

People named Hetrick,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Emery Hetrick 1931–1987 · physician

Wikidata (CC0) · 3 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hetrick,
in the records of 3 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 States392 records

392 records of the Hetrick name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 256
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 65
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 30
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 23
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 12
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Carl Post Hetrick

    Born 1942; from Gainesville, Florida. U.S. Marine Corps, basic infantry officer; killed in action 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Barrancas National Cemetery, Florida.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Oden C. Hetrick

    Born 1922 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1943 at Harrisburg; stock clerk from Dauphin County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Pat Hetrick

    Arrived at New York in 1851 aboard the Constitution from Westport, aged 30; laborer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 392 records for Hetrick 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Hetrick name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Isabella Hetrick

    Died 1924, aged 46; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Hetrick

    Died 1928, aged 37; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Robert Hetrick

    Died 1959, aged 81; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Hetrick name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record R. Hetrick

    Royal Scots. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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