Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Henery is a form of Henry. Henry comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Henery through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,122
- 2,122 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 61 in 1928. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,032 as a first name in 2020; 1,036 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Henery’s family of names
In English usage, Henery as a surname has a related form in Henry. In English usage, Henery as a surname has a related form in McHenery.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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