Hendy Surname
Approximately 30,497 people bear this surname
Hendy Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the hendy,' the courteous, the polite. Henty is a sharpened form.
'Hende: gentle, polite. "Hende he was, and mylde of mode." Hendx: "And he is curteys and hendy "': Halliwell.
'Sire, ye should be hendy And carteis.
Read More About This SurnameHendy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 16,657 | 1:5,519 | 697 |
| England | 2,702 | 1:20,621 | 2,917 |
| Jordan | 2,694 | 1:3,282 | 662 |
| Australia | 1,910 | 1:14,134 | 2,007 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,352 | 1:22,822 | 3,209 |
| United States | 1,010 | 1:358,870 | 32,025 |
| Israel | 651 | 1:13,145 | 2,012 |
| Indonesia | 632 | 1:209,255 | 19,689 |
| Yemen | 380 | 1:69,540 | 4,914 |
| Ireland | 333 | 1:14,141 | 1,641 |
| Canada | 316 | 1:116,600 | 12,375 |
| United Arab Emirates | 298 | 1:30,746 | 3,354 |
| Nicaragua | 186 | 1:32,371 | 1,178 |
| Wales | 183 | 1:16,910 | 1,838 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Kuwait | 154 | 1:24,680 | 3,145 |
| Belize | 118 | 1:3,012 | 615 |
| New Zealand | 96 | 1:47,170 | 7,685 |
| France | 54 | 1:1,230,050 | 127,496 |
| Guyana | 47 | 1:16,217 | 2,158 |
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | 1:189,621 | 26,314 |
| Scotland | 42 | 1:127,472 | 7,985 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Syria | 39 | 1:494,898 | 5,235 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 37 | 1:36,864 | 3,590 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Lebanon | 18 | 1:313,171 | 10,344 |
| Mauritania | 15 | 1:272,991 | 12,403 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Isle of Man | 15 | 1:5,721 | 1,243 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Panama | 13 | 1:300,943 | 7,078 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Barbados | 12 | 1:23,954 | 1,149 |
| Honduras | 10 | 1:881,644 | 4,379 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Palestine | 2 | 1:2,274,424 | 17,661 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 138 | 1:32,100 | 3,168 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,419 | 1:17,178 | 2,498 |
| Wales | 76 | 1:20,637 | 1,193 |
| Guernsey | 6 | 1:5,443 | 949 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 144 | 1:348,741 | 26,729 |
Hendy (16,752) may also be a first name.
Hendy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the hendy,' the courteous, the polite. Henty is a sharpened form.
'Hende: gentle, polite. "Hende he was, and mylde of mode." Hendx: "And he is curteys and hendy "': Halliwell.
'Sire, ye should be hendy And carteis.' Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
Thomas le Hendy, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
John le Hendy, Norfolk, ibid.
Robert le Hendy, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Hendeman, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
William Hendeman, 1307. Writs of Parliament.
Margareta uxor Johannis Hende, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
John Hende was Lord Mayor of London, 1301.
(English) Polite, Courteous [Middle English hendy, hendi, hende, Old English ge)hende] Robert le Hendy.—Hundred Rolls For charité is Goddes champion, A nd as a good child hende.—Piers Plowman, 10054-5.
Oure hoost tho [then] spak, ‘A, sire, ye sholde be hende and curteys, as a man of youre estaat.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, D 1286-7.
Gentle, polite. Halliwell.
From hên-ty, the old house.
Hendy Demographics
Average Hendy Salary in
United States
$46,848 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hendy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hendy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hendy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻨﺪﻱ) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hendy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 18,104th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 238,959 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Hendy reside; 55 percent reside in North Africa and 55 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Hendy is also the 42,988th most numerous first name internationally, held by 16,752 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 16,657 people, or 1 in 5,519. Apart from Egypt this surname exists in 81 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent reside and Jordan, where 9 percent reside.
Hendy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hendy has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 701 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 241 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 241 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 840 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hendy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Hendy last name is primarily Anglican (93%) in Ireland and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Hendy last name are 11.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.05% being registered with the party.
The amount Hendy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 400.42% more than the national average, earning 1,731,870 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.82% less than the national average, earning R 162,012 per year; in United States they earn 8.57% more than the national average, earning $46,848 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.69% more than the national average, earning $55,989 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hendy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hendy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻨﺪﻱ | hndy | 37.5 |
| ﻫﻨﺪﻯ | hndy | 25 |
| ﻫﻨﺪﻱ | hndy | 25 |
| ﺣﻨﻀﻲ | hndy | 12.5 |
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