Name: Derrick

Gender: Male

Usage: Derrick, of scottish origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.

People having the name Derrick are in general originating from Germany, Jamaica, United Kingdom, United States of America.

Variants: For another variant of the name Derrick across the world, see Derek.

Name Meaning of Derrick

Meaning: The meaning of the name Derrick is: Ruler of the people, Peoples ruler.

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Numerology Interpretation

Numerology of the first name Derrick: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.

The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 5. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: adventurous, energetic, curious, visionary, magnetic, expansive.

Interpretation:
Qualities: Extroverted, Adventurous
Ruling planet: Mercury
Colors: White, Gray
Gemstones: Diamond

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Popularity of the Name

The name Derrick is ranked on the 554th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.

We estimate that there are at least 1051600 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.015% of the population. The name Derrick has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.

The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Derrick for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:

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History and Origin

Derrick is both a masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name:

  • Derrick Adkins (born 1970), American 400 m hurdles world and Olympic champion
  • Derrick Atkins (born 1984), Bahamian sprinter
  • Derrick Bell (born 1930), professor of law
  • Derrick Bird, the perpetrator of the 2010 Cumbria shootings
  • Derrick Bostrom (born 1960), original drummer for the band Meat Puppets
  • Derrick Brew (born 1977), American 4x100 m relay runner
  • Derrick Brooks (born 1973), former National Football League (NFL) player
  • Derrick Burgess (born 1978), former NFL player
  • Derrick Caracter (born 1988) National Basketball Association (NBA) player
  • Derrick Chievous (born 1967), retired collegiate and NBA basketball player
  • Derrick Coleman (born 1967), retired NBA player
  • Derrick Dockery (born 1980), NFL player
  • Derrick Fenner (born 1967), former NFL player
  • Derrick Frost (born 1980), former NFL punter
  • Derrick Gardner (born 1965), American jazz trumpeter
  • Derrick Green (born 1971), heavy metal vocalist
  • Derrick Harriott (born 1939), Jamaican singer and record producer
  • Derrick Harvey (born 1986), NFL player
  • Derrick Z. Jackson (born 1955), African American journalist
  • Derrick Jensen (born 1960), American author and environmental activist
  • Derrick Johnson (born 1982), NFL player
  • Derrick Johnson (cornerback) (born 1982), former NFL player
  • Derrick Todd Lee (born 1968), convicted serial killer
  • Derrick Henry Lehmer (1905–1991), American mathematician
  • Derrick Mason (born 1974), NFL player
  • Derrick May (baseball) (born 1968), former Major League Baseball (MLB) player
  • Derrick May (musician) (born 1963), American electronic musician
  • Derrick McKey (born 1966), former NBA player
  • Derrick Morgan (born 1940), reggae and ska musician
  • Derrick Morgan (American football) (born 1989), NFL player
  • Derrick Oden (born 1970), American football player
  • Derrick Plourde (1971–2005), American punk rock drummer
  • Derrick Pope (born 1982), former NFL player
  • Derrick Rose (born 1988), NBA player
  • Derrick Sebagala (born 1984), Ugandan web developer, web designer, entrepreneur and businessman
  • Derrick Shepherd (born c. 1960), American attorney and politician, former Louisiana state senator
  • Derrick Sherwin (born 1936), British television producer, writer, and actor best known for his work on the Dr. Who series
  • Derrick Strait (born 1980), former NFL player
  • Derrick Thomas (1967–2000), NFL player
  • Derrick Turnbow (born 1978), former MLB player
  • Derrick Walker (born 1945), British auto racing team owner
  • Derrick Walker (American football) (born 1967), retired NFL player
  • Derrick Ward (born 1980), NFL player
  • Derrick Williams (American football) (born 1986), NFL player
  • Derrick Williams (basketball) (born 1991), American basketball player

Surname:

  • Chris Derrick, American collegiate distance runner
  • Christopher Derrick (1921–2007), English Catholic writer
  • Edward Holbrook Derrick (1898–1976), Australian pathologist
  • Kimberly Derrick (born 1985), American short track speed skater
  • Thomas Derrick, English executioner, for whom the derrick device is named
  • Tom Derrick (1914–1945), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross

English: variant spelling of Derek. This is the usual American spelling of the given name, but in Britain it is more common as a surname than as a given name.

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