Not certain to whom to send this. I just read a letter that commented that the name "hamrick" is probably of Irish or english origin. Mayme Hamrick was a relative and thus the older people in my family had face to face discussions with her and I have a copy of her published book. In her book, she commented that she found no name similar to Hamrick in English or Irish annals. There was a ship however that arrived in Phila PA in 1730 from Rotterdam. The ship was the Snowloather. Aboard this ship were 4 adults all having the name Hamrick. 3 other adults had the same name but with spelling variations. They were believed to have been German. Their names are listed in a book I think titled "The Pennsylvania Germans". The book is in the Pratt library in Phila. All of this info is from Mayme's book. I have not cross-referenced. The name is possibly form the German "hamanreikas"-kingly garment- also in Mayme's book. Irish friends of mine have commented that my name does not "sound" Irish but name and word origins were not their forte.