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1. "Son of Hendry"
2. "Son of Henry" |
Henderson is a common Scottish surname. The name is derived from patronymic form of the name Hendry, which is a Scottish form of Henry. Some Hendersons also derive their name from Henryson.
The surname Henderson is borne by numerous unrelated families in Scotland. For example, the Hendersons of Fordell, in Fife, were the chief Lowland family of the name. This family descended from a family of Henrysons, from Dumfriesshire. A branch of Clan Gunn also bears the name. According to tradition, this family descends from Henry Gunn, a younger son of a chief of the Gunns who lived in the 15th century. The Hendersons of Glencoe derive their surname from the Gaelic MacEanruig.
The surname was unknown in England prior to the 17th century and is first mentioned in a marriage document between one of the Borders Hendersons and the daughter of a Carlisle merchant at Hexham. The surname is rendered in Scottish Gaelic as: MacEanraig or MacEanruig (masculine), and NicEanraig or NicEanruig (feminine).
Adele Dunlap (née Henderson; born 1902), American academic and nation's oldest living person
Ainslie Henderson (born 1979), Scottish singer-songwriter
Alan Henderson (born 1972), African-American basketball player
Alexander Henderson (disambiguation), several people including:
Alexander Henderson (American politician) (1738–1815), Scottish merchant and politician in Virginia, United States
Alexander Henderson (Canadian politician), historical Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada
Alexander Henderson (theologian) (1583–1646), Scottish theologian
Alexander Henderson, 1st Baron Faringdon
Alexander D. Henderson (businessman) (1865–1925), Vice-President and Treasurer of California Perfume Company
Alexander D. Henderson, Jr. (1895–1964), Vice-President of Purchasing, California Perfume Company
Alice Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
Alice Henderson (novelist), American author
Alice Corbin Henderson, American poet and editor
Alice Faye Henderson, African-American singer Alice Wonder Land
Alistair Donald Henderson of Fordell, Australian environmental engineer, inventor, and Chief of the Clan Henderson
Andrew Henderson (disambiguation)
Ann Henderson-Sellers, climatologist
Anthony Henderson, African-American rapper Krayzie Bone
Archibald Henderson (1783–1859), fifth Commandant of the US Marine Corps
Archibald Henderson (politician), United States Congressman from North Carolina
Arthur Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
Arthur Henderson (1863–1935), British union leader, politician, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Arthur Henderson (VC) (1894–1917), British Army officer
Arthur Henderson, Baron Rowley (1893–1968), British Labour Party politician
Barrington "Bo" Henderson, African-American singer
Barry Henderson, Conservative member of the House of Commons
Biff Henderson, American television personality
Bill Henderson (Canadian singer), singer and songwriter
Bill Henderson (novelist) (William McCranor Henderson), American novelist, author of I Killed Hemingway
Billy Henderson (disambiguation)
Bobby Henderson, American creator of the satirical parody religion Flying Spaghetti Monsterism
Brian Henderson (disambiguation)
Brodie Henderson, Canadian rugby player
Brodie Henderson (engineer), British civil engineer
Brooke Henderson (born 1997), Canadian golfer
Bruce Henderson, American management consultant
Bryan Henderson, American football player
Cam Henderson, American college sports coach
Camille Henderson, Canadian singer
Caspar Henderson, British journalist
Charles Henderson (historian), British antiquarian, historian of Cornwall
Charles Henderson Yoakum, American politician
Charles Roy Henderson, American geneticist and statistician
Charlie Butler-Henderson, British motor racing driver
Caroline Henderson (disambiguation)
Chris Henderson, American soccer player
Claude Henderson, South African cricketer
Dan Henderson, American martial arts fighter
Darius Henderson (born 1981), Nottingham Forest football player
David Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
David Henderson (basketball), head basketball coach at the University of Delaware
David Henderson (British Army officer), senior British Army and, later, RAF officer
David Henderson (economist), chief economist at the OECD in Paris from 1984 to 1992
David B. Henderson, prominent U.S. politician of the 1890s and 1900s
David N. Henderson (1921–2004), U.S. Representative from North Carolina
Dave Henderson, Major League Baseball player
Dave Henderson (footballer), Irish football player
Sir Denys Henderson (1932–2016), chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries from 1987 to 1995
Devery Henderson, American football player
Dickie Henderson, British comedian
Don Henderson, British actor
Donald Henderson (1928–2016), American epidemiologist who led the World Health Organization's successful World Smallpox Eradication Campaign
Donnie Henderson, American football figure
Doug Henderson (Labour politician) (b. 1949), British politician
Douglas Henderson (SNP politician) (1935–2006), British politician
Douglas Mackay Henderson (1927-2007), Scottish botanist
Ebenezer Henderson (1784–1858), Scottish minister and missionary
Ebenezer Henderson (writer) (1809–1879), Scottish historian and science writer
Edith Henderson, American landscape architect
Edith Maude Henderson, British writer better known as E. M. Hull
Sir Edmund Henderson, head of London Metropolitan Police
Edward Elers Delaval Henderson, British Army officer
Ella Henderson, British singer
Faye Henderson, Scottish bagpipe player
Fergus Henderson, British chef
Fletcher Henderson (1897–1952), African-American jazz and swing musician
Florence Henderson (1934-2016), American television actress
Frank Henderson (disambiguation)
Frederick Henderson, CEO of General Motors
Gary Henderson, American college baseball coach
George Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
George Henderson (Australian politician), Australian politician
George Henderson (Manitoba politician) (1916–2008), MLA in Manitoba
George Henderson (Prince Edward Island politician), former Member of Parliament in Canada
George Francis Robert Henderson (1854–1903), British soldier and military author
George R. Henderson (1893–1964), World War II-era officer in United States Navy
George Stuart Henderson (c. 1894–1920), recipient of the Victoria Cross
George Wylie Henderson (1904–1965), American author of the Harlem Renaissance
Krazy George Henderson, American cheerleader
Gerald Henderson, American basketball
Gerard Henderson, Australian journalist and commentator
Girard B. Henderson, CEO of Alexander Dawson, Inc.
Gordon Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
Gordon Henderson (lawyer), Canadian lawyer
Gordon Henderson (politician), British Conservative Member of Parliament
Greg Henderson, professional New Zealand track and road racing cyclist
Grace Henderson, American silent film and stage actress
Gus Henderson, American football coach
Hamish Henderson, Scottish poet
Harold Lloyd Henderson, Canadian Presbyterian minister and politician
Hazel Henderson, British futurist writer
Herb Henderson, Australian rules footballer
Herbert Stephen Henderson, British soldier
Horace Henderson, American jazz musician, brother of Fletcher Henderson
Ian Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
Ian Henderson (footballer), current Northampton Town F.C. football player
Ian Henderson (news presenter), Australian news presenter
Ian Henderson (police officer), former head of secret police in Bahrain, accused of torture
Isaac Henderson, American writer
Ivan Henderson, British politician
J. W. Henderson, fourth governor of Texas
Jack Henderson (artist)
Jack Henderson (author)
Jackie Henderson (1932–2005), Scottish football player
James Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
James Henderson (footballer, born 1867), footballer for Woolwich Arsenal
James Henderson (footballer, born 1870), footballer for Liverpool
James Pinckney Henderson, first governor of Texas
James (Sákéj) Youngblood Henderson, Indigenous law scholar
Jim Henderson (politician) (D. James Henderson), Canadian politician
Joe Henderson, American jazz saxophonist
Joe Henderson (runner)
Joseph Henderson (pilot), early American harbor pilot
John Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
John Henderson (Australian rules footballer), Australian rules footballer
John Henderson (defensive tackle) (born 1979), American football player
John Henderson (director), British film and television director
John Henderson (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
John Henderson (Mississippi politician) (1797–1857), U.S. senator from Mississippi
John Henderson (Scottish politician) (1888–1975), Conservative MP for Glasgow Cathcart 1946–1964
John Henderson, 5th of Fordell (1605–1650), Scottish soldier who brought his military expertise to the Royalists cause during the English Civil War.
John B. Henderson (1826–1913), U.S. senator from Missouri and author of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
John D. Henderson ("Colonel Jack" Henderson), American editor and pro-slavery politician
John E. Henderson, American politician
John Ronald Henderson (1920–2003), British Army officer
Jordan Henderson (born 1990), English footballer
Joseph Welles Henderson, lawyer and Bucknell University president
Josh Henderson, American actor
Karen L. Henderson, American judge
Keith Henderson, American football player
Keith Henderson (artist), Scottish painter and illustrator
Kelson Henderson, Australian actor
Ken Henderson (baseball coach) (born 1960), American college baseball coach
Larry Henderson, Canadian television journalist
Laura Henderson, English theatrical promoter
Lawrence Joseph Henderson, American scientist
Les Henderson, Canadian consumer-fraud author
Liam Henderson (born 1996), Scottish football player (Celtic FC, Hibernian FC)
Liam Henderson (English footballer) (born 1989), English football player (Watford FC)
Lofton R. Henderson, World War II aviator
Lois T. Henderson, novelist
Lucius J. Henderson, American silent film director
Luther Henderson, American arranger
Logan Henderson, American actor/singer
M. R. Henderson, Scottish botanist
Marjorie Lyman Henderson, the cartoonist Marge
Mark Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people
Marshall Henderson (born 1990), American basketball player
Martin Henderson, New Zealand actor
Mary Henderson, writer Mary H. Eastman (1818–1887)
Mary Foote Henderson, socialite and wife of Missouri senator John Brooks Henderson
Matt Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
Matt Henderson (cricketer) (1895–1970), New Zealand cricketer
Matt Henderson (ice hockey) (born 1974), retired American professional ice hockey player
Meredith Henderson, Canadian actress
Michael Henderson (doctor), (born 1937), Vehicle safety researcher
Monique Henderson, American athlete
Monroe Henderson (1818–1899), New York politician
Nekeshia Henderson, American basketball player
Nevile Henderson, British Ambassador to Germany 1937–1939
Nicholas Henderson, British diplomat
Othello Henderson, American football player
Paul Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
Paul Henderson (born 1943), Canadian ice hockey player
Paul Henderson (cricketer), English cricketer
Paul Henderson (footballer) (born 1976), Australian football goalkeeper
Paul Henderson (rugby union) (born 1964), New Zealand rugby union player
Peter Henderson (disambiguation), multiple people
Ray Henderson (born Raymond Brost), American songwriter
Richard Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
Richard Henderson (biologist)
Richard Henderson (jurist), American pioneer
Richard Alexander Henderson, First World War stretcher-bearer at Gallipoli and the Somme
Rickey Henderson (born 1958), American baseball player
Robert Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
Robert Henryson (c 1425 - c 1500), Scottish poet
Robert Henderson (cricketer) (1851–1931), English cricketer
Robert Henderson (writer) (born 1947), English political writer
Rob Henderson (born 1972), English and Irish rugby union footballer
Saffron Henderson, Canadian actress
Sákéj Henderson, Indigenous law scholar
Sam Henderson, American comics artist
Sammy Henderson, Scottish footballer
Sara Henderson, Australian writer
Scott Henderson, American guitarist
Sean Henderson, American soccer player
Shirley Henderson, Scottish actress
Skitch Henderson, musician and band leader
Stewart Henderson, Scottish footballer
Thelton Henderson, federal judge
Thomas Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
Thomas Henderson (American football), NFL football player
Thomas Henderson (astronomer) (1798–1844), Scottish Astronomer Royal
Thomas Henderson (Liberal politician), Scottish Liberal Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire 1922–1923
Thomas Henderson (New Jersey), U.S. congressman
Thomas Henderson (New Zealand politician), New Zealand politician
Tom Henderson (Labour politician) (1867–1960), Scottish Labour Cooperative politician
Thomas Finlayson Henderson (1844–1923), Scottish author
Thomas J. Henderson (activist), American businessman
Thomas J. Henderson (politician), United States congressman from Illinois
Tommy Henderson, Northern Ireland politician
Valerie Henderson, American footballer
Vicki Butler-Henderson, British racing driver and television presenter
Virginia Henderson, American nurse
Wayne Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
Wayne Henderson (footballer), Irish football player
Wayne Henderson (musician), American jazz trombonist
William Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
William Henderson (American football), NFL player
William James Henderson, American music critic
William Penhallow Henderson, American painter, architect and furniture designer
William Williams Henderson, American educator
Zenna Henderson, American author
Christopher Henderson, fictional character portrayed by Peter Weller on the television series 24
Inspector Henderson, character from DC Comics
General James Henderson, president of the International Astrofisical Commission from UFO (his name is probably a reference to Gerry and Sylvia Anderson).
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