Hennesy Surname

487,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Hennesy Surname Definition:

From the Irish O’hAengusa; a personal name.

Hennesy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5441:666,28553,204
England331:1,688,42669,999
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1131:39,2023,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:223,62717,016
Wales331:47,5282,451
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1181:44,9185,193

Hennesy (68) may also be a first name.

Hennesy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Irish O’hAengusa; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Hennesy Last Name Facts

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

Hennesy is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Hennesy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hennesy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hennesy is the 487,899th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,716,979 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Hennesy reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Hennesy is also the 1,181,159th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 68 people.

The last name Hennesy is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 544 people, or 1 in 666,285. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, Colorado, where 8 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent reside and Ireland, where 4 percent reside.

Hennesy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hennesy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 51 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 70 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 73 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 97 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hennesy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hennesy surname are 17.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.46% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hennesy earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.18% less than the national average, earning $41,345 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.68% less than the national average, earning $38,413 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hennessy9333,054/
Hennesey93373/
Hennesay93120/
Haennesy930/
Henneisy930/
Henesy92353/
Ennesy920/
Hennessey8817,617/
Hennessay8813/
Hennesssy881/
Hennesiey881/
Hennessys881/
Henneseey880/
Henesey86234/
Hennecy86120/
Henessy8661/
Hennosy8628/
Ennessy866/
Gennesy861/
Henesay861/
Hennasy861/
Hennezy861/
Hennisy861/
Chenesy860/
Hennese860/
Hannesy860/
Hennesa860/
Hinnesy860/
Heniesy860/
Jennesy860/
Honnesy860/
Henescy860/
Enesy831/
Hennesssey824/
Henneessey820/
Henneuse80951/
Henniges80741/
Henessey8049/
Hennesse8023/
Henneges8022/
Hennessa8016/
Hennasey8016/
Hennissy8010/
Honnessy8010/
Hennesee806/
Henneise805/
Hennessi804/
Hannessy803/
Hennisey802/
Hennassy801/
Hemnessy801/
Hennasay801/
Ehnnessy801/
Ennessey801/
Hennyssy801/
Hannesay800/
Hannesey800/
Hennecey800/
Heunessy800/
Hinnesay800/
Henessay800/
Henniese800/
Hennesie800/
Heanessy800/
Henneser800/
Jennessy800/
Jennesey800/
Hinnessy800/
Honnesey800/
Genesy7783/
Enessy7746/
Enesey7725/
Henesa7723/
Henesi7722/
Henese7711/
Henecy779/
Annesy772/
Ennesa772/
Hanesy772/
Ennesi772/
Jenesy771/
Ennese771/
Ennosy771/
Henisy770/
Henasy770/
Henosy770/
Hennessee751,751/
Hennessie7525/
Khennessi7512/
Hennesser7511/
Henneseid7511/
Hennissey756/
Hannessey754/
Hennassey752/
Henneusse752/
Hemnessey751/
Henneesee751/
Heunneuse751/
Hehnessey750/
Henesssey750/
Hiennecey750/
Hennesses750/
Hinnessey750/
Jennessey750/
Hannessay750/
Hennige71308/
Heneise7188/
Henisey7165/
Henesza7158/
Heniges7149/
Henasey7145/
Genessy7137/
Ennetse7128/
Hannosy7126/
Enessey7120/
Henesis7115/
Khenesi7110/
Heneses718/
Genesoy718/
Hennice716/
Heneyci716/
Ennesha715/
Jennese714/
Henezes713/
Heneuse713/
Jenessy712/
Chenese711/
Henesee711/
Heneshi711/
Henesse711/
Heniese711/
Henisay711/
Heniscy711/
Hennise711/
Hinesoy711/
Hannasy711/
Hannese711/
Hannecy711/
Henissy711/
Heneseh711/
Annessy711/
Innessy711/
Ennisey710/
Ginnesy710/
Hanessy710/
Hanesey710/
Henesce710/
Henizes710/
Henasay710/
Enneser710/
Hennege710/
Hennicy710/
Hennace710/
Heneser710/
Hinesey710/
Henises710/
Iennese710/
Henesie710/
Henessa710/
Hinessy710/
Henezey710/
Henysey710/
Heunecy710/
Hennisa710/
Gennese710/
Enesi672,881/
Enosy672,010/
Henniche671,547/
Henniger671,352/
Ennesser67432/
Hanneuse67330/
Hannesse67307/
Enezy67268/
Enesa67210/
Ennissay67171/
Henessee6770/
Enese6765/
Genessay6757/
Onesy6748/
Chennisi6736/
Henneger6734/
Jennesse6727/
Chesneishyi6727/
Hennisge6719/
Hoeneise6712/
Chesneyshiy6710/
Genessey679/
Heniscey678/
Gennesse678/
Henneuze673/
Hgenesee672/
Inesy672/
Khenessi672/
Heuneuse672/
Jeannese671/
Cheneise671/
Chenneji671/
Enniches671/
Henneche671/
Enneasse671/
Gennessi671/
Honnesse671/
Hengeshe671/
Hanneyze671/
Hanneshi671/
Enecy671/
Enasy671/
Jhenessi671/
Hannesei671/
Henissey670/
Ennissey670/
Hennisee670/
Heanisey670/
Henassey670/
Hannesie670/
Hanessey670/
Hennicay670/
Hinnesee670/
Jennissy670/
Ginnessy670/
Hennasea670/

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