Hennessey Surname
Approximately 17,617 people bear this surname
Hennessey Surname Definition:
For O’Hennessy, q.v.
Hennessey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,499 | 1:31,521 | 3,940 |
| England | 2,318 | 1:24,037 | 3,325 |
| Canada | 1,716 | 1:21,472 | 2,958 |
| Australia | 1,127 | 1:23,954 | 3,282 |
| Ireland | 312 | 1:15,093 | 1,714 |
| New Zealand | 129 | 1:35,103 | 6,033 |
| Wales | 111 | 1:27,879 | 2,864 |
| Scotland | 105 | 1:50,989 | 4,384 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| Northern Ireland | 44 | 1:41,933 | 3,816 |
| Colombia | 40 | 1:1,194,352 | 9,916 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 424 | 1:10,448 | 1,500 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 476 | 1:51,209 | 6,215 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:52,281 | 2,643 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,776 | 1:28,276 | 3,464 |
Hennessey (93) may also be a first name.
Hennessey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
For O’Hennessy, q.v.
(Irish) Grandson of Aonghus (one choice).
Hennessey Demographics
Average Male Hennessey Height
177.54 cm
Average Female Hennessey Height
164.69 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hennessey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hennessey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hennessey is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hennessey.
How Common Is The Last Name Hennessey? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 30,323rd most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 413,666 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Hennessey are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hennessey is also the 986,211th most frequently used first name globally, held by 93 people.
The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 11,499 people, or 1 in 31,521. In The United States it is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.
Hennessey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hennessey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hennessey last name expanded 647 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 487 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 26 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 370 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hennessey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Hennessey last name is predominantly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.
In The United States Hennessey are 0.27999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.95% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hennessey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 137.89% more than the national average, earning R 565,320 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.29% less than the national average, earning $18,777,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.46% more than the national average, earning $48,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.67% less than the national average, earning $47,859 CAD per year.
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