Map of Belgium showing where the Hendricks arms are recorded
The Hendricks arms were recorded in Brabant, c. 1737.
Brabant lay at the heart of the Low Countries, where the trade routes met. Its towns were wealthy and its landowners many, and both kinds of family kept arms, which is why the region is so heavily represented.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in Belgium in this period.
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Sovereign of the period
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
1711–1740
Reigning in Belgium when the Hendricks arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in Belgium
In Belgium, a coat of arms is considered personal property that is passed down through the male line to legitimate descendants. Families often use the same shield design across generations to show their shared heritage. If a branch of the family wants to change the design, they must apply for an official update to their specific version of the arms.
Granting authority
The Conseil héraldique is the official body that regulates and approves all coats of arms in Belgium.
How they got arms
Families obtain their coats of arms through formal royal grants or by confirming their historical right to use existing designs.
Where arms were recorded
All approved coats of arms are officially recorded in the public registers of the Conseil héraldique since 1844.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Brabant.
Origin & History of the Hendricks Family in Belgium
The surname Hendricks is a patronymic name, which means it originated as a way to identify a person as the son of someone named Hendrik. This name is a Dutch and Low German variant of Henry, a name that signifies a ruler of the home. By the early eighteenth century, the family was well-established in the region of Brabant, a historical territory that spanned parts of modern-day Belgium and the Netherlands. During this period, families in Brabant often lived in close-knit agricultural or merchant communities where names were recorded in local parish registers during baptisms, marriages, and burials. Because the name was tied to a common given name, many unrelated families adopted the surname independently across various towns in the Low Countries. This practice created a widespread distribution of the name, reflecting the common social structures and naming traditions of the era.
Hendricks Meaning & Related Branches
Root word
Heinrich
Derived from Germanic elements meaning home and ruler.
This name
HendricksA patronymic surname signifying son of the ruler of the home.
also spelled
Hendricks
Hendrix
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Meertens, P.J., Voornamen in Nederland, 1959
Debrabandere, Frans, Woordenboek van de familienamen in België en Noord-Frankrijk, 1993
Rijksarchief in België (State Archives in Belgium), Parochieregisters van Brabant (Parish Registers of Brabant)
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