Hensley Surname

8,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Hensley Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller in the wood frequented by wild birds.

Hensley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States63,3391:5,723664
Australia5311:50,8396,318
England4121:135,23813,274
Thailand1991:354,96762,146
Nigeria1491:1,188,87848,183
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
New Zealand1071:42,3217,058
Canada1001:368,45633,054
Jamaica661:43,4842,689
Saint Kitts and Nevis321:1,725295
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Austria141:608,24554,975
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Panama111:355,6607,645
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Guam81:20,0153,029
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
China61:227,886,92811,701
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Wales51:618,90625,852
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
France41:16,605,680368,153
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Dominica21:37,946685
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3691:66,0587,550
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5941:8,9771,145

Hensley (1,648) may also be a first name.

Hensley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller in the wood frequented by wild birds.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hensley Last Name Facts

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

Hensley (Arabic: هنسلي) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hensley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,707th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 111,611 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Hensley live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hensley is also the 189,831st most widespread first name on earth, borne by 1,648 people.

The last name Hensley is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 63,339 people, or 1 in 5,723. In The United States it is most common in: Tennessee, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Kentucky, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 82 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Hensley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hensley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hensley surname increased 1,132 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hensley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Hensley surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hensley surname are 23.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.41% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hensley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 165.15% more than the national average, earning 917,621 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.53% more than the national average, earning R 367,212 per year; in United States they earn 9.15% less than the national average, earning $39,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.45% more than the national average, earning $62,328 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hennsley9327/
Henssley935/
Heinsley933/
Henzsley933/
Hendsley932/
Henslley931/
Heansley931/
Henshley931/
Ensley925,564/
Hensle92655/
Hensly9273/
Heindsley881/
Hemsley866,358/
Hensler865,743/
Endsley863,906/
Hinsley862,935/
Henslee862,666/
Hansley861,807/
Gensley8690/
Hencley8670/
Haensly8652/
Henzley8641/
Henslay8611/
Enzsley865/
Honsley864/
Einsley863/
Henslet862/
Hensleu862/
Henjley861/
Hensluy861/
Henssle861/
Enssley861/
Henslea860/
Jensley860/
Henslie860/
Heinsly860/
Hennsly860/
Heensly860/
Hensloy860/
Ensle83208/
Ensly8327/
Hindsley80503/
Henssler80363/
Hainsley80124/
Henchley80111/
Heinsler8086/
Henslowe8031/
Hensleit8021/
Henszler8014/
Hendslee802/
Hennsler802/
Chinsley802/
Endsleyi801/
Endslley801/
Henselle800/
Henschle800/
Heanslet800/
Hensslee800/
Ansley776,395/
Insley773,947/
Emsley772,337/
Einsle77476/
Enssle77247/
Ensler77110/
Hansle7781/
Gensle7762/
Hänsle7730/
Enslee7712/
Enslie7712/
Onsley7710/
Hemsle777/
Hensla776/
Hencle774/
Hinsly773/
Hinsle773/
Honsle772/
Endsly772/
Enslay772/
Enslet772/
Henzle771/
Enxley771/
Gensly771/
Henjle771/
Enslye771/
Ensloy770/
Ensles770/
Encley770/
Honsly770/
Enssly770/
Henschler75140/
Heanssler7549/
Henseller752/
Heannsler751/
Henzler713,304/
Ainsley713,192/
Heinzle711,559/
Aynsley71882/
Hänsler71731/
Himsley7153/
Haensli7146/
Hinslea7121/
Hincley7114/
Genssle7110/
Hänssle718/
Annsley716/
Ginsley716/
Gensleh716/
Hanslee713/
Hanzley713/
Ensleit712/
Hinslee712/
Inshley711/
Henchly711/
Henclay711/
Henzlee711/
Indsley711/
Einslet711/
Anssley711/
Endslay711/
Enselle711/
Hindsly710/
Hinsler710/
Einslie710/
Jinsley710/
Yinsley710/
Hainnesley710/
Hemslay710/
Hinslay710/
Hemsler710/
Henslis710/
Henclee710/
Hinzley710/
Hemslee710/
Genzley710/
Oinsley710/
Henslip710/
Hinchley67876/
Heinzler67747/
Gainsley67186/
Enßle67116/
Hänssler6799/
Hanselle6784/
Hencelle6732/
Enzle6722/
Henchler6719/
Hågensli6715/
Hanslowe6710/
Ensla6710/
Encle677/
Genshlea676/
Ensleová674/
Ansle672/
Heinzlee671/
Insle671/
Einsletd671/
Enschler671/
Ensli671/
Hennßler671/
Aisnsley671/
Insly670/
Emsle670/
Aainsley670/
Hainsler670/
Engelley670/
Hinnslet670/
Ainesley670/
Hensella670/
Hinsllet670/
Jnsly670/

Hensley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hensley in the Arabic language
هنسليhnsly-

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Hensley Reference & Research

Hensley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Hensley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hensley
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