Type Surname (from given name)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈhɛn.sən/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "son of Henne", a medieval diminutive of Henry.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesHenriksen(Danish) Hendriks, Hendrikx, Hendrix, Heijman, Heijmans, Heimans, Heymans(Dutch) Heikki, Heikkilä, Heikkinen(Finnish) Hendrickx(Flemish) Heinrich, Heinrichs, Heintze, Heinz, Hennig, Hintzen(German) Arrighetti, Arrighi, Arrigucci, Righi(Italian) Hinrichs(Low German) Henriksen(Norwegian) Henriques(Portuguese) Henderson, Hendry, Kendrick, McKendrick(Scottish) MacEanruig(Scottish Gaelic) Enríquez(Spanish) Henriksson(Swedish) Parry, Perry(Welsh)
Entry updated November 20, 2020