O'Henry Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

O'Henry Surname Definition:

Ó hlnneirghe IF 136; Map Derry-Tyr

O'Henry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

O'Henry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó hlnneirghe IF 136; Map Derry-Tyr

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Celtic) the Irish O’h-lnneirghe = Descendant of Inderghe or Innerghe. Inderghe mac Mocháin (Innerghe, son of Mochan).—Ann. of the Four Masters, A.D. 953.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

O'Henry Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Henry Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname O'Henry is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Henry? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of O'Henry reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

O'Henry is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 12,412,620. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: Jalisco, where 50 percent reside and Michoacán, where 50 percent reside. Other than Mexico O'Henry occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 42 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

O'Henry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of O'Henry has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohenry92150/
Ohenrys861/
Hohenry860/
Oenry834/
Ohenri776/
Ahenry773/
Haenry770/
Hoenroy713/
O'Heinrich711/
O'Heannraich631/
Haenri621/
Haenrich531/
Oemri5016/

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O'Henry Reference & Research

McHenry 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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