Herrick
English edit
Etymology edit
- 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 Erc," eventually meaning "speckled." Also spelled as Harkin.
Proper noun edit
Herrick
- A surname.
- A village in Shelby County, Illinois.
- A ghost town and former mining community in Jefferson County, Ohio.
- A small town in Gregory County, South Dakota.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Herrick”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 169.