This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Henry.' The 'd' is intrusive. Hendry is still a common provincialism for Henry. In Wales this was the ordinary form, as is proved by the surnames Appendrick and Pendry, which see, compare ribbon and riband, Simmons and Simmonds. The border clan of Henderson are found as Hendirsonne, Henresoun, Henryesson. and Hendersonne in documents of the 16th and 17th centuries (v. The Debateable Land, by R. Bruce Armstrong).

Thomas Hendeson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

'Jesu, have mercy on the sawl of Hendry Anderson, A. M., sometime Mayor of this town,' 1562: Brand's History of Newcastle-on-Tyne.

1601. Buried — Mr. Hendereye Jay: St. Antholin (London).

1695. Isaac Bourdon and Mary Hendery: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

Hendere Hewitt; v. Proceedings in Kent, 1640: Camden Soc.

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Henry'; v. Harries. Henryson is extremely rare, the early change into Henderson having become alike popular and permanent.

Jordan fil. Henry, Norfolk, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Thomas Henryes, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Thomas Henrysone, Close Rolls 50 Edward III.

Willelmus Henryson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Henrison, junior, 1379: ibid.

The same as Henhyson, which see, "son of Henry," with intrusive "d." in course of time this form with intrusive d gradually ousted the earlier form Henryson. A small clan or sept of this name held lands in Upper Liddesdale, but are not included among the Border Clans named in the 1594 Act of the Scottish Parliament "For punisement of thift, reif, oppressioun and sorning" (APS., IV, p. 71—72). The Hendersons of Fordell in Fifeshire, the chief Lowland family of the name, are believed to be descended from the old Dumfriesshire family of Henrysons. William Henrison, senior, was chamberlain of Logmabane Castle under Edward III in 1374 and following years (Bain, IV, p. 49, etc.). David Hennerson was a tenant of the Casteltoun, Ardmanoch, in 1504 (ER., XII, p. 661). James Hendirsoune had sasine of land as heir of his brother David Henrisoune in Glasgow in 1553 (Protocols, I) John Hendrysone witnessed a bond of manrent in 1586 (BBT., p. 237). The name became D'Handresson among descendants of Scots in France. Hendersone, Hendersonne, Hendersoun, Hendersoune (1668), Hendirsone, Hendirsoun, Hendirsoune, Hendrisone (1494), Hendrisoune (1549), Henersoun (1603), Hennersoune (1542), Hennryson (1511), Henresoun, Henreysoun, Henriesoun, Henrison, Henrisone, Henrisoune (1511), Henrisoun (1465), Henryesson, Henryson, Henrysone (1486), Henrysoun, Herryson.

(2)A branch of the Clan Gunn bears the name Henderson, and the traditional account of their origin is "that they are descended from Henry Gunn, a younger son of George Gunn, who was chief of the clan in the fifteenth century. After the slaughter of their chief and several of his sons in a combat with the Keiths, a family difference led to Henry separating himself from his surviving brothers and settling in the lowlands of Caithness in 1594 we find mention of a champion of the clan Gunn, named Donald Mac-William Mac-Hendrie, who may have had something to say in the matter of the Henderson patronymic; but the popular account is, as has been said, that they are the descendants of Henry Gunn" (Henderson, Caithness family history, p. 283)

(3) The Hendersons of Glencoe have Englished their name from Gaelic MacEanruig, and claim a preposterous descent from one Eanruig Mor Mac Righ Neachtan, "Big Henry son of King Nectan," supposed to have been a Pictish king who reigned from A.D. 700 to 720. A more modest and more probable claim is descent from a Dughall MacEanruig, who is believed to have flourished in the first half of the fourteenth century. As a clan or individually they have made no mark on Scottish history.Stolen from Fore bears

These names are common in the districts of Ayr and Fife, The d is intrusive after n. Henricus, dapifer, was a witness c. 1183—88 (Scon, p. 27), and Henricus (Chen) was bishop of Aberdeen, 1282—1328 (ibid., p. 97). William Henry was witness in Perth, 1551 (Rallok, 74), Allan Henry, burgess of Irvine, 1552 (Protocols, I), Hendyre Hendry, burgess of Stirling, 1562 (SBR., p. 80), John Hendrie was tenant of the marquis of Huntly, 1600 (SCM., IV, p. 261), and William Henrie was member of Huntly Volunteers, 1798 (Will, p. 8). As forename: Hendrie Ralstoun (1519) and Hendrie Dwn (1527).

= Henry, q.v., with intrusive d, which may be due to Dutch or Scandinavian influence: v. Henderson

(English) Descendant of Henry (home ruler).

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

A personal name of Norman importation, which has given birth in a modified form to many surnames, including Henrison, Henson, Penry (ap-Henry), Harry, Parry (ap-Harry), Harris, Harrisou, Hall (from Hal), Hallett, Halkett, Halse, Hawes, Hawkins, Hawkinson, Allkins, Haskins, and perhaps Alcock. Thus as Henry has given name to the most numerous group of English monarchs, so it has furnished surnames for a very great number of their subjects.

The son of Henry.

The son of Hendrik or Henry.

Verstegan derives this name from Einrick, ever rich; others from Herrick, rich lord or master; Camden, from the Latin Honoricus, honorable. Kilian writes it Heynrick—Heymrick, i. e., rich at home.