Hennesey Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Hennesey Surname Definition:

For O’Hennessy, q.v.

Hennesey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3161:1,147,02282,337
England251:2,228,72284,230
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland611:72,6215,284
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2271:107,38010,631
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales101:156,8426,008
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9601:52,3115,905

Hennesey (25) may also be a first name.

Hennesey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For O’Hennessy, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hennesey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hennesey Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Hennesey is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hennesey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 764,765th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Hennesey reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 25 people.

The last name Hennesey is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 316 people, or 1 in 1,147,022. In The United States Hennesey is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and Louisiana, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside and Ireland, where 4 percent reside.

Hennesey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hennesey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hennesey surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hennesey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hennesey last name are 15.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.97% registered with the political party.

The amount Hennesey earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 31.64% less than the national average, earning $15,519,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.72% more than the national average, earning $47,775 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.61% less than the national average, earning $45,904 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hennessey9417,617/
Hennesiey941/
Henneseey940/
Hennesy93680/
Henesey93234/
Hennese930/
Hennesssey894/
Hennesseyy891/
Henneessey890/
Hennessy8833,054/
Henneuse88951/
Hennesay88120/
Henessey8849/
Hennesse8823/
Hennasey8816/
Hennesee886/
Henneise885/
Hennisey882/
Ennessey881/
Hannesey880/
Hennecey880/
Haennesy880/
Henniese880/
Hennesie880/
Henneser880/
Hennesye880/
Jennesey880/
Honnesey880/
Henneisy880/
Henesy86353/
Enesey8625/
Henese8611/
Ennese861/
Ennesy860/
Hennessee821,751/
Hennessie8225/
Hennessay8213/
Hennesser8211/
Henneseid8211/
Hennissey826/
Hannessey824/
Hennassey822/
Henneusse822/
Hennesssy821/
Hemnessey821/
Henneesee821/
Hennessys821/
Heunneuse821/
Hehnessey820/
Henesssey820/
Hiennecey820/
Hennesses820/
Hinnessey820/
Jennessey820/
Hennecy80120/
Heneise8088/
Henisey8065/
Henessy8061/
Henasey8045/
Hennosy8028/
Ennetse8028/
Enessey8020/
Eneseye8019/
Heneses808/
Ennessy806/
Jennese804/
Heneuse803/
Chenese801/
Gennesy801/
Henesay801/
Hennasy801/
Henesee801/
Henesse801/
Heniese801/
Hennezy801/
Hennise801/
Hennisy801/
Hannese801/
Heneseh801/
Ennisey800/
Hanesey800/
Henesce800/
Chenesy800/
Hannesy800/
Hennesa800/
Enneser800/
Hennege800/
Hinnesy800/
Heniesy800/
Heneser800/
Hinesey800/
Jennesy800/
Iennese800/
Honnesy800/
Henesye800/
Henesie800/
Henescy800/
Henezey800/
Henysey800/
Gennese800/
Enese7765/
Enesy771/
Henniges75741/
Ennesser75432/
Hanneuse75330/
Hannesse75307/
Henessee7570/
Henneger7534/
Jennesse7527/
Henneges7522/
Hennessa7516/
Hoeneise7512/
Hennissy7510/
Honnessy7510/
Genessey759/
Heniscey758/
Gennesse758/
Hennessi754/
Hannessy753/
Henneuze753/
Hgenesee752/
Heuneuse752/
Hennassy751/
Jeannese751/
Cheneise751/
Hemnessy751/
Hennasay751/
Ehnnessy751/
Henneche751/
Enneasse751/
Honnesse751/
Hengeshe751/
Hennyssy751/
Hannesei751/
Henissey750/
Ennissey750/
Hannesay750/
Hennisee750/
Heanisey750/
Henassey750/
Heunessy750/
Hannesie750/
Hinnesay750/
Henessay750/
Hanessey750/
Hinnesee750/
Heanessy750/
Jennessy750/
Hennasea750/
Hinnessy750/
Annese712,618/
Genese712,455/
Engese71195/
Hanese71177/
Henise71156/
Genesy7183/
Hanneysee7167/
Jenese7157/
Enessy7146/
Enesei7141/
Enisey7135/
Eneshe7131/
Jennessee7126/
Henesa7123/
Henesi7122/
Enesse7117/
Khennessi7112/
Heinesche7112/
Henecy719/
Enoese719/
Enneje714/
Eneser714/
Henyse714/
Hynese713/
Henege713/
Eniese713/
Annesy712/
Ennesa712/
Hanesy712/
Eenese712/
Ennesi712/
Chennejee711/
Jenesy711/
Hinese711/
Ennase711/
Ennosy711/
Honese711/
Enesoe711/
Chennedge711/
Chegnesse711/
Eneseh711/
Enaese711/
Henisy710/
Hennissee710/
Henasy710/
Hannassey710/
Heinneger710/
Ennise710/
Jennissey710/
Heingisey710/
Hannessay710/
Eunese710/
Henosy710/
Heneage67628/
Genesse67567/
Hanesse67471/
Chinese67449/
Hennige67308/
Henisse67173/
Heneche67173/
Heniser67126/
Heneger6788/
Henesza6758/
Haneuse6753/
Heniges6749/
Jenesse6741/
Genessy6737/
Anneese6736/
Genesge6731/
Henaise6730/
Hannosy6726/
Etneshe6725/
Höneise6724/
Genesee6721/
Hannase6719/
Henisee6715/
Henesis6715/
Engesse6715/
Hineser6713/
Jeneshe6713/
Eneshie6713/
Khenesi6710/
Ennaseh679/
Ennasse678/
Genesoy678/
Genesie677/
Annesse677/
Hennice676/
Ennosse676/
Heneyci676/
Chenege675/
Ennesha675/
Gengese675/
Chenise674/
Henecer674/
Ennecer674/
Henezes673/
Eniseyi673/
Aneseya673/
Henasse673/
Jennise672/
Haynese672/
Jenessy672/
Enesser672/
Anniese671/
Heneshi671/
Henisay671/
Heniscy671/
Jinesey671/
Jenesie671/
Jennyse671/
Hinesoy671/
Hingese671/
Hannasy671/
Hannecy671/
Henissy671/
Geneshe671/
Hanasey671/
Genneze671/
Cheneje671/
Enesiye671/
Hengesa671/
Hainese671/
Ennisse671/
Eignese671/
Annaese671/
Annessy671/
Chenece671/
Khenise671/
Genesea671/
Innessy671/
Henhose670/
Ginnesy670/
Hanessy670/
Jeneise670/
Henasee670/
Jennesa670/
Henizes670/
Henasay670/
Honisey670/
Genisey670/
Gennise670/
Hennicy670/
Hennace670/
Enniser670/
Jennege670/
Henises670/
Jeanese670/
Henessa670/
Hinessy670/
Heinheiser670/
Heunecy670/
Hennisa670/
Hannesa670/
Hineses670/

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