Herrick

H4E1R1R1I1C3K5

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld Norse Eiríkr →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. A village in Shelby County, Illinois.
    2. A township in Knox County, Nebraska.
    3. A ghost town and former mining community in Jefferson County, Ohio.
    4. A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
    5. A township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
    6. A small town in Gregory County, South Dakota.
  3. A rural locality in Dorset council area, north-east Tasmania, Australia.

Origin

  1. Old NorseEiríkr
  2. EnglishHerrick

* As an English surname, from Old Norse Eiríkr. * As a Dutch surname, from an assimilated Dutch form of Henry (also see Henrick), or from the Germanic elements *harjaz (“army”) + *rīks (“ruler”). * As an Irish surname, from Ó hEirc, "descendant of Earc," from earc (“speckled”). Compare Harkin from Ó hEarcáin.

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APA

Herrick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herrick

MLA

“Herrick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herrick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Herrick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herrick.

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