Herrick

== English == === Etymology === 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 === Herrick A surname. A place in the United States: A village in Shelby County, Illinois. A township in Knox County, Nebraska. A ghost town and former mining community in Jefferson County, Ohio. A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. A township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. A small town in Gregory County, South Dakota. A rural locality in Dorset council area, north-east Tasmania, Australia. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Herrick”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 169. === Anagrams === Kircher, chirker