Hensley Surname
Approximately 65,294 people bear this surname
Hensley Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller in the wood frequented by wild birds.
Hensley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 63,339 | 1:5,723 | 664 |
| Australia | 531 | 1:50,839 | 6,318 |
| England | 412 | 1:135,238 | 13,274 |
| Thailand | 199 | 1:354,967 | 62,146 |
| Nigeria | 149 | 1:1,188,878 | 48,183 |
| South Africa | 113 | 1:479,449 | 39,619 |
| New Zealand | 107 | 1:42,321 | 7,058 |
| Canada | 100 | 1:368,456 | 33,054 |
| Jamaica | 66 | 1:43,484 | 2,689 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 32 | 1:1,725 | 295 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 369 | 1:66,058 | 7,550 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,594 | 1:8,977 | 1,145 |
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.
Hensley Demographics
Average Male Hensley Height
177.39 cm
Average Female Hensley Height
163.07 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hensley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hensley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hensley (Arabic: هنسلي) occurs most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hensley? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,707th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 111,611 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Hensley reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Hensley is also the 189,831st most commonly held given name in the world, held by 1,648 people.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 63,339 people, or 1 in 5,723. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Tennessee, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Kentucky, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 82 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Hensley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hensley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hensley last name 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 holding the Hensley last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hensley last name are 23.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.41% 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
Hensley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hensley in the Arabic language | ||
| هنسلي | hnsly | - |
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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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