Where Does The Last Name Hennessy Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Hennessy is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hennessy? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Hennessy is the 16,805^th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 220,474 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Hennessy live; 45 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 449,413^th most frequent first name in the world, held by 373 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 13,242 people, or 1 in 27,372. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 13 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 90 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Hennessy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Hennessy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 494 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 187 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 843 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 622 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 421 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hennessy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hennessy are 7.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hennessy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.11% less than the national average, earning 262,636 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.37% more than the national average, earning R 381,096 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning $24,298,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.47% more than the national average, earning $50,255 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.06% more than the national average, earning $52,198 CAD per year.