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Henderson Derivation Mac Eanraig Meaning "Son of Hendry" (Henry); "Son of Henry" Region of origin
Scotland
Henderson is a surname of Scottish origin. The name is derived from patronymic form of the name Henry and
Hendry , which is a Scottish form of
Henry . It means "Son of Hendry" and "Son of Henry". In
Scottish Gaelic it is rendered MacEanraig (masculine), and NicEanraig (feminine).
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,
Clan Henderson . The Hendersons of Glencoe, a sept of
Clan Donald , 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 .
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Adele Dunlap (née Henderson; 1902–2017), American academic and supercentenarian
Ainslie Henderson (born 1979), Scottish singer-songwriter
Alan Henderson (1944–2017), Northern Irish bassist for the rock band
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Alan Henderson (born 1972), African-American basketball player
Alana Henderson , Northern Irish musician, singer, songwriter, and actress
Alastair Henderson (1911–1979) Scottish footballer
Albert H. Henderson (1893–1951), American lawyer, politician, and judge
Alexander Henderson (disambiguation) , several people including:
Alice Henderson (disambiguation) , one of several people including:
Alistair Donald Henderson of Fordell , Australian environmental engineer, inventor, and Chief of the
Clan Henderson
Amari Henderson (born 1997), American football player
Anna Minerva Henderson (1887–1987), teacher, civil servant, and poet
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:
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Barrington "Bo" Henderson , African-American singer
Barry Henderson , Conservative member of the House of Commons
Barton Henderson , Scottish curler, European champion
Biff Henderson , American television personality
Bill Henderson (curler) , Scottish curler, European champion
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 (rugby union) , 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
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Dan Henderson , American martial arts fighter
Darius Henderson (born 1981), Nottingham Forest football player
Darrell Henderson (born 1997), American football player
David Henderson (disambiguation) , one of several people including:
David Henderson (basketball) , 1991
Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP , 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
Dean Henderson (born 1997), English footballer
De'Angelo Henderson (born 1992), American football player
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Denys Henderson (1932–2016), chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries from 1987 to 1995
Devery Henderson , American football player
Diane Henderson , American applied mathematician
Dick Henderson , English comedian (father of Dickie Henderson)
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) (born 1949), British politician
Douglas Henderson (SNP politician) (1935–2006), British politician
Douglas Mackay Henderson (1927–2007), Scottish botanist
Duke Henderson (1925–1973), American blues shouter and jazz singer
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Ebenezer Henderson (1784–1858), Scottish minister and missionary
Ebenezer Henderson (writer) (1809–1879), Scottish historian and science writer
Edith Henderson , American landscape architect
Ed Henderson (1884–1964), American baseball pitcher
Eddie Henderson (disambiguation) , several people
Edith Maude Henderson, British writer better known as
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Edmonia Henderson (c.1898 or 1900–1947), American classic female blues singer
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Edmund Henderson (1821–1896), head of London Metropolitan Police
Edward Henderson (disambiguation) , several people
Edwin Henderson (1883–1977), American educator and NAACP pioneer
Edwin Hubert Henderson (1885–1939), Chief Architect of the Commonwealth of Australia 1929–1939
Ella Henderson , British singer
Elsie Henderson (1880–1967), British artist
Erica Henderson , American comic artist
Eugénie Henderson (1914–1989), British linguist and academic
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Gary Henderson (baseball coach) , American college baseball coach
George Henderson (disambiguation) , one of several people including:
Gerald Henderson (born 1956), American basketball player
Gerald Henderson Jr. (born 1987), son of the above, also an American basketball player
Gerard Henderson , Australian journalist and commentator
Gilbert Henderson , Canadian sports shooter
Girard B. Henderson , CEO of Alexander Dawson, Inc.
Gordon Henderson (disambiguation) , one of several people including:
Grace Henderson , American silent film and stage actress
Greg Henderson , professional New Zealand track and road racing cyclist
Greig Henderson , Scottish curler and coach, European champion
Gunnar Henderson (born 2001), American baseball player
Gus Henderson , American football coach
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J. R. Henderson or J. R. Sakuragi (born 1976), American–Japanese basketball player
J. W. Henderson , fourth governor of Texas
Jack Henderson , artist, charity fundraiser
Jack Henderson (author)
Jackie Henderson (1932–2005), Scottish football player
James Henderson (disambiguation) , one of several people including:
Jarlath Henderson , Irish folk musician, doctor
Jeremy Henderson (1952–2009), artist
Joe Henderson (disambiguation) , one of several people including:
Jolene Henderson (born 1991), American softball pitcher
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 (darts player)
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 (Conservative politician) (1888–1975), Conservative MP for Glasgow Cathcart 1946–1964
Sir John Henderson, 5th of Fordell (1605–1650), Scottish soldier who brought his military expertise to the Royalists cause during the English Civil War.
Sir John Henderson, 5th Baronet of Fordell (1752–1817),
Scottish nobleman and politician
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
Julian Henderson , Bishop of Blackburn
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LaDarius Henderson (born 2001), American football player
Larry Henderson , Canadian television journalist
Laura Henderson , English theatrical promoter
Lawrence Joseph Henderson , American scientist
Leannel J. Henderson , professor
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)
Linda Dalrymple Henderson , American art historian
Lofton R. Henderson , World War II aviator
Lois T. Henderson , novelist
Lucius J. Henderson , American silent film director
Luther Henderson , American arranger
Logan Henderson (born 1989), American actor/singer
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M. R. Henderson , Scottish botanist
Margot Henderson (born 1964), New Zealand chef
Marianne K. Henderson , American biomedical scientist
Marie Therese Henderson , Scottish music director and composer
Mario Henderson (1984–2020), American football player
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
Mary H. J. Henderson (1874 –1938), World War I Scottish Women's Hospital administrator, suffragist and war poet
Mary Henderson (1919–2004), Greek-British journalist and host
Matt Henderson (disambiguation) , one of several people including:
Meredith Henderson , Canadian actress
Michael Henderson (doctor) , (born 1937), Vehicle safety researcher
Monique Henderson , American athlete
Monroe Henderson (1818–1899), New York politician
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Saffron Henderson , Canadian actress
Safiya Henderson-Holmes (1950–2001), African-American poet
Sákéj Henderson , Indigenous law scholar
Sam Henderson , American comics artist
Sammy Henderson , Scottish footballer
Sara Henderson , Australian writer
Sarah Henderson , Australian politician and former journalist
Scoot Henderson (born 2004), American basketball player
Scott Henderson , American guitarist
Scott Henderson (golfer) , Scottish golfer
Sean Henderson , American soccer player
Shirley Henderson , Scottish actress
Skitch Henderson , musician and band leader
Stephen Henderson , Irish footballer
Stewart Henderson , Scottish footballer
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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 politician) , 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
Trayvon Henderson (born 1995), American football player
TreVeyon Henderson (born 2002), American football player
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