Henderson is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Henderson
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

The variant form of Kendrick. See Kenrick - The family of Kenrick of Nantelwyd Woore, county of Denbigh, claim from David Kenrick who fought under the Black Prince at Creci and Poictiers. The name is clearly the Anglo-Saxon baptisınal Cynric, or as it is written in Domesday Kenricus and Kenric.

The son of Henry meaning "home ruler".

The Henderson is a variant of the Hendrix. Descendant of Heinrich meaning "home ruler".

Henderson is variation of Kendrick. Descendant of Kendrick meaning "roal, rule".

Either from the personal name Hendric, or from Andrew-probably the latter.

How popular is Henderson?

Henderson is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Scotland, New Zealand, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Jamaica, Ireland, Wales, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, Thailand, France, Dominica, Spain, Argentina, Germany, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Philippines, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, United States Virgin Islands, Fiji, Switzerland, Honduras, Singapore.

Henderson is ranked 1353 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Henderson bearers increased by 3.95 per cent in 2010 US census to 218393 since 2000, the surname slipped by 8 spots and ranked at 109. The last name was found in around 7 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 59.63 62.18
Black 33.98 33.2
Others 2.56 1.81
Hispanic or Latino 2.51 1.61
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.86 0.82
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.45 0.38
Henderson is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Dominica lie ahead in terms of density. Around 400509 people have been found who wears Henderson as their family name. Henderson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Henderson:
98 United States274,182
Countries with ten thousands of Henderson:
175 England35,698
99 Australia25,950
143 Canada23,218
24 Scotland18,450
Countries with thousands of Henderson:
62 New Zealand4,993
1,725 South Africa3,962
97 Northern Ireland2,920
391 Jamaica1,153
712 Ireland1,126
324 Wales1,028
Countries with hundreds of Henderson:
5,081 Netherlands552
10,708 Saudi Arabia437
901 Uruguay428
27,281 Thailand417
26,428 France391
48 Dominica377
11,023 Spain314
13,499 Argentina267
33,336 Germany237
2,375 Dominican Republic231
292 Bahamas214
61,724 Philippines186
1,136 Trinidad and Tobago177
17,959 Japan163
13,461 Zimbabwe163
66,139 Indonesia150
11,842 Mexico150
9,688 Peru145
50,071 Brazil143
123 United States Virgin Islands127
1,425 Fiji126
7,970 Switzerland126
1,508 Honduras116
1,839 Singapore116
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,457 Malawi90
5,627 Portugal85
182,786 India84
8,378 Sweden84
136 Saint Kitts and Nevis83
882 Belize71
125,931 Russia71
22,550 Belgium70
8,046 Denmark68
5,672 Liberia67
229 Jersey63
1,921 Guyana55
9,231 Chile54
1,588 Costa Rica54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
419 Seychelles47
15,150 Norway45
241 Bermuda44
1,728 China42
3,638 Panama42
12,108 Venezuela42
33,828 Malaysia41
488 Isle of Man35
145,253 Nigeria30
539 Guernsey29
14,967 Kuwait29
786 Barbados27
3,066 Hong Kong27
576 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines25
95,018 Italy24
620 Antigua and Barbuda21
16,789 Iraq21
4,510 Cyprus20
21,660 Finland19
34,739 Israel19
1,289 Malta18
18,229 Botswana17
60,627 Papua New Guinea17
604 South Korea16
23,687 United Arab Emirates15
6,140 Cuba14
376 Cook Islands13
134,214 Iran13
73,425 Czechia12
19,471 Estonia12
4,704 Oman12
26,891 Qatar12
31,121 Zambia12
770 Cayman Islands11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
5,469 Bahrain9
49,203 Hungary9
714 Vanuatu9
38,675 Croatia8
3,029 Guam8
77,733 Pakistan8
114 Saint Martin8
23,122 Afghanistan7
23,377 Ecuador7
102,287 Kazakhstan7
51,431 Kenya7
2,948 Vietnam7
1,961 American Samoa6
86,529 Austria6
561 British Virgin Islands6
23,614 Colombia6
15,363 Ghana6
89,049 Greece6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 21 years old workman James Henderson who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on May 18, 1846 by Victoria put out from Liverpool. 16 years old Eliza Henderson, Edward Henderson, aged 30, Farmer Thomas Henderson, 53 years old Barbarra Henderson, Barbarra Henderson (23), George Henderson, aged 19, William Henderson (12) , David Henderson, aged 6, and 247 other Henderson around 30.3% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster and farmer, servant, doctor, weaver, tailoress, miller, shoemaker, mechanic, mariner, dressmaker, clerk migrated to US.

From Germany

Miss Henderson was 20 years old when he migrated to USA on June 18, 1858. He lived in Germany and took Saxonia from Hamburg & Southampton. Barbara Henderson, aged 24, Jonas Henderson, aged 24, Neill Henderson, aged 32, Spinster Cleoncus Henderson, 40 years old Emilie Henderson, Celia Henderson, aged 45, Celia Henderson, 9 years old Jno. Henderson, Mary Henderson, Susan Henderson, Jno. Henderson, aged 40, Anna Henderson, aged 43, Hester Henderson, A.C. Henderson, Thomas Henderson, Miss H.A. Henderson (57), Ellen Henderson (17) Spinster, Howard Henderson, aged 22, Nelly Henderson (6), Gentleman Reverend A. Henderson, and 43 other Henderson majority of whom were merchant and others worked as servant and spinster, gentleman, farmer, engineer, mechanic migrated to US from London, Liverpool, Liverpool & Queenstown and Glasgow.

Henderson Namesakes

  • George Francis Robert Henderson, British soldier and military author
  • Hamish Henderson, Scottish poet, songwriter, communist
  • Harold Lloyd Henderson, Presbyterian minister and politician in Manitoba
  • James Pinckney Henderson, United States and Republic of Texas lawyer
  • William Williams Henderson, early influential American educator in Utah
  • George Wylie Henderson, American writer of the Harlem Renaissance
  • Ebenezer Henderson, Scottish minister and missionary
  • Krazy George Henderson,
  • Sara Henderson, Australian pastoralist and author
  • Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson, {{cite book
  • Caspar Henderson, British writer and journalist living in Oxford
  • Edmund Henderson, officer in the British Army
  • Johnny Henderson, English soldier and Aide-de-camp to Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
  • William James Henderson, American musical critic and scholar
  • Camille Henderson, Canadian pop singer
  • Curtis Henderson, pioneer in the practice of cryonics
  • Tommy Henderson, Independent unionist politician
  • Theodore Sommers Henderson, American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Moya Henderson, Australian composer
  • Barry Henderson, former British Conservative Party politician
  • J. Murdoch Henderson, Scottish fiddler, composer, and music critic
  • Leonard Henderson, American jurist
  • Kristen Henderson, founding member
  • Cathy Henderson, lead guitarist for the band Antigone Rising
  • Ramon Henderson, bullpen coach Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies
  • Gavin Henderson, CBE {{Citation
  • Vince Henderson, English television presenter
  • Pete Henderson, Canadian racecar driver
  • Virginia Henderson, influential nurse, researcher, theorist and author
  • Wade Henderson, is president of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
  • Molly Henderson, former Commissioner of Lancaster County
  • Patrick Henderson, gospel keyboard player, songwriter and producer
  • Brodie Henderson, rugby union player
  • Lee Henderson, Canadian writer
  • David N. Henderson, U.S. Representative from North Carolina
  • William L. Henderson, American jurist
  • Trey Henderson, American football defensive end turned full-time hammer thrower
  • John S. Henderson, Representative for North Carolina
  • Leon Henderson, administrator of the Office of Price Administration
  • Charles Richmond Henderson, American minister and sociologist
  • William Henderson, 1st Baron Henderson, British Labour politician
  • Nicky Henderson, British racehorse trainer
  • Harold Henderson, British Conservative politician
  • Le Grand Henderson, writer and illustrator of books for all ages
  • Donald Henderson, American medical doctor, educator
  • Lawrence Joseph Henderson, physiologist, chemist, biologist, philosopher
  • Rickey Henderson, American retired professional baseball left fielder
  • Paul Henderson, Canadian former professional ice hockey player
  • Fletcher Henderson, James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson Jr
  • Ray Henderson, American songwriter
  • Arthur Henderson, British iron moulder and Labour politician
  • Ivan Henderson, Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom

Henderson Namesakes

  • George Francis Robert Henderson, British soldier and military author
  • Hamish Henderson, Scottish poet, songwriter, communist
  • Harold Lloyd Henderson, Presbyterian minister and politician in Manitoba
  • James Pinckney Henderson, United States and Republic of Texas lawyer
  • William Williams Henderson, early influential American educator in Utah
  • George Wylie Henderson, American writer of the Harlem Renaissance
  • Ebenezer Henderson, Scottish minister and missionary
  • Krazy George Henderson,
  • Sara Henderson, Australian pastoralist and author
  • Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson, {{cite book
  • Caspar Henderson, British writer and journalist living in Oxford
  • Edmund Henderson, officer in the British Army
  • Johnny Henderson, English soldier and Aide-de-camp to Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
  • William James Henderson, American musical critic and scholar
  • Camille Henderson, Canadian pop singer
  • Curtis Henderson, pioneer in the practice of cryonics
  • Tommy Henderson, Independent unionist politician
  • Theodore Sommers Henderson, American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Moya Henderson, Australian composer
  • Barry Henderson, former British Conservative Party politician
  • J. Murdoch Henderson, Scottish fiddler, composer, and music critic
  • Leonard Henderson, American jurist
  • Kristen Henderson, founding member
  • Cathy Henderson, lead guitarist for the band Antigone Rising
  • Ramon Henderson, bullpen coach Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies
  • Gavin Henderson, CBE {{Citation
  • Vince Henderson, English television presenter
  • Pete Henderson, Canadian racecar driver
  • Virginia Henderson, influential nurse, researcher, theorist and author
  • Wade Henderson, is president of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
  • Molly Henderson, former Commissioner of Lancaster County
  • Patrick Henderson, gospel keyboard player, songwriter and producer
  • Brodie Henderson, rugby union player
  • Lee Henderson, Canadian writer
  • David N. Henderson, U.S. Representative from North Carolina
  • William L. Henderson, American jurist
  • Trey Henderson, American football defensive end turned full-time hammer thrower
  • John S. Henderson, Representative for North Carolina
  • Leon Henderson, administrator of the Office of Price Administration
  • Charles Richmond Henderson, American minister and sociologist
  • William Henderson, 1st Baron Henderson, British Labour politician
  • Nicky Henderson, British racehorse trainer
  • Harold Henderson, British Conservative politician
  • Le Grand Henderson, writer and illustrator of books for all ages
  • Donald Henderson, American medical doctor, educator
  • Lawrence Joseph Henderson, physiologist, chemist, biologist, philosopher
  • Rickey Henderson, American retired professional baseball left fielder
  • Paul Henderson, Canadian former professional ice hockey player
  • Fletcher Henderson, James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson Jr
  • Ray Henderson, American songwriter
  • Arthur Henderson, British iron moulder and Labour politician
  • Ivan Henderson, Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom

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