Hennings is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland, Germany, England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hennings
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Ireland, Scotland, Germany, England
Meaning:

The variant of Hennis. See Ennis - .

The family name Hennings is the variant of Henning. Dweller at the meadow frequented by wild birds such as moorhens or partridges; descendant of Hann, a pet form of Johannes meaning "gracious gift of Jehovah".

Dweller at the meadow frequented by wild birds such as moorhens or partridges; descendant of Hann, a pet form of Johannes meaning "gracious gift of Jehovah".

How popular is Hennings?

Hennings is common in Germany, United States, South Africa, Canada, England, Denmark, Fiji, Australia, Brazil, Sweden.

Hennings is ranked 47711 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Henningss grew by 11.23 per cent to 3467 since 2000 and ranked 9382 after elevating 188 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 78.17 81.04
Black 15.58 13.54
Hispanic or Latino 3.32 2.28
Others 1.7 2.09
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.95 0.9
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.29 0.16
Hennings is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany however Cayman Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 10843 people have been found who wears Hennings as their family name. Hennings is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Hennings:
2,285 Germany4,629
9,535 United States4,303
Countries with hundreds of Hennings:
15,711 South Africa400
18,322 Canada199
21,905 England198
3,296 Denmark178
1,113 Fiji157
20,175 Australia130
64,018 Brazil106
6,818 Sweden105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,572 Liberia86
6,777 Chile81
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
22,491 Mexico43
16,930 Peru42
265 Cayman Islands31
5,105 Northern Ireland26
53,972 Netherlands26
20,770 New Zealand22
14,725 Qatar19
122,961 Argentina15
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
11,581 Ghana9
77,571 Switzerland6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Frederick Hennings worked as joiner and hailed from Ostruff, Saxony. 24 years old embarked for Wisconsin from Bremen on Alexander and arrived on May 13, 1850. Friedrich Hennings (25) Joiner, Heinrich Hennings, aged 20, 4 years old Friederike Hennings, G.C. Hennings, aged 45, Wilhelmine Hennings (35), Paul Hennings, aged 22, Shoemaker Christ Hennings, Auguste Hennings (4), and 362 other Hennings around 41.21% of whom were farmer while others worked as seaman and laborer, tailor, daughter, merchant, clerk, seamstress, smith, servant, butcher, tourist, teacher migrated to US.

Hennings Namesakes

  • Emmy Hennings, performer and poet
  • Ernest Martin Hennings, American artist and member of the Taos Society of Artists
  • Sam Hennings, American actor and writer
  • Chad Hennings, former American football defensive tackle for the Air Force Academy Falcons and Dallas Cowboys
  • Rouwen Hennings, German professional footballer

Hennings Namesakes

  • Emmy Hennings, performer and poet
  • Ernest Martin Hennings, American artist and member of the Taos Society of Artists
  • Sam Hennings, American actor and writer
  • Chad Hennings, former American football defensive tackle for the Air Force Academy Falcons and Dallas Cowboys
  • Rouwen Hennings, German professional footballer

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