Henderson.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Meaning & usage
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Adams County, Colorado.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Chatham County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Houston County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: A township and village therein, in Knox County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Rush County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Mills County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Henderson County, Kentucky.
A number of places in the United States: A town in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Caroline County, Maryland.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Rush Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Sibley County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Webster County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A city in York County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Clark County, Nevada.
A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Jefferson County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Vance County, North Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Chester County, Tennessee.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Rusk County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and former town in Mason County, West Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: A number of other townships, listed under Henderson Township.
A town in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.
A suburb in the west of Auckland, New Zealand.
A suburb of Perth in the City of Cockburn, Western Australia.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English Hendry Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *suHnús Proto-Germanic *sunuz Proto-West Germanic *sunu Old English sunu Middle English sone Middle English -son English -son English Henderson From Hendry + -son.
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