The Henderson surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 210,094 people carried this name — #101 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,280 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
146 people named Henderson live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 63 people named Henderson.
Most of them — 46 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
48 people named Henderson have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 138 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Henderson in American newspapers,
1867–1931.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,412,362 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Henderson,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alexander Henderson 1583–1646 · Christian minister -
Archibald Henderson 1768–1822 · lawyer -
John Henderson 1797–1857 · lawyer -
James Henry Dickey Henderson 1810–1885 · politician -
Edmund Henderson 1821–1896 · engineer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 154 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Henderson.
- Hemmert 698 · U.S. census
- Hemond 489 · U.S. census
- Hen 334 · U.S. census
- Henard 580 · U.S. census
- Henault 926 · U.S. census
- Henck 286 · U.S. census
- Hendrick 7,939 · U.S. census
- Hendrickx 253 · U.S. census
- Hendriks 552 · U.S. census
- Heng 2,873 · U.S. census
- Hengel 621 · U.S. census
- Henger 157 · U.S. census
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