Henson Family History
Henson Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the personal name Henn(e), a
short form of Henry 1, Hayne (see Hain 2), or
Hendy.Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó
hAmhsaigh (see Hampson 2).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Henson Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Henson families
 231 - 459  78 - 230 |
 1 - 77  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Henson families
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299 - 596 100 - 298 |
1 - 99 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Henson families
|
4 - 6 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Henson Family Origin
Henson Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Henson
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Henson Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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