Given name & surname
Henson
“the son of Henry”
Henson is a variant of Henderson. One Scottish interpretation is “the son of Henry.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Henson is a variant of Henderson. One Scottish interpretation is “the son of Henry.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Henson is a variant of Henderson. An origin associated with Henderson is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Henson as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Henry.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Henson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 553
- 553 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #4,177 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,177 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 33 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 485 as a first name in 2020; 45,780 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.
Henson’s family of names
In English usage, Henson as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Henry. Henson has a related form in Henderson. In Filipino usage, Henson as a surname shares a linguistic root with GUANZON.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Henson
- Henson MooreAmerican politician, attorney and businessmanborn 1939
- Henson CargillAmerican musician (1941–2007)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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