Henson Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal names Hen Hend(e) or Hendy (pet forms of Henry or Hendry ) + son. Compare Henderson . Hendy may also have been derived from Middle English hendy ‘courteous’ used as a personal name (see Hendy ). English: perhaps sometimes a variant of Hainson a patronymic meaning ‘son of Hayne’; see Hain English: in Devon where patronymics in -son rarely originated perhaps a variant of Hingston . Irish (Westmeath): variant of Hampson .
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Hanson, Hewson, Benson, Belson, Hannon, Hanlon, Herson, Henkin
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