The Hendry surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,591 people carried this name — #6,127 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 52,600 people counted. That is up 3% from 5,417 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hendry surname

A surname transferred from the given name.

From Scots [Term?], a variant of Henry.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hendry» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley explains it as ‘the son of Henry’.

An early record he cites: Thomas Hendeson, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Hendry, Hendrie and Henderson.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 374 · public domain.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

206 people named Hendry live in Switzerland.

They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Graubünden.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Graubünden 60
Zurich 43
Basel-Landschaft 17
St. Gallen 16
Lucerne 16
Bern 16
Nidwalden 8
Schaffhausen 7

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Scotland’s registers today

Hendry was recorded 132 times in Scotland’s registers of births, marriages and deaths in 2025.

That made it the 177th most common name in those registers, shared with others on the same count. In 1975, the first year of the series, the count was 252. Each birth counts the child’s surname, each marriage both partners’ and each death the surname of the person who died — a yearly count of registrations, not of the people who live in Scotland.

National Records of Scotland, «Most Common Surnames, 2025» (published 26 May 2026): every surname recorded 10 or more times in the 2025 registers, and the series from 1975 · different spellings are counted separately — © Crown copyright 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In print

Hendry in American newspapers,
1910–1925.

Newspaper page from East St. Louis Daily Journal carrying the name Hendry
East St. Louis Daily Journal 1921-07-18
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Hendry
The Birmingham Age-herald 1925-06-25
Newspaper page from The Lubbock Avalanche carrying the name Hendry
The Lubbock Avalanche 1910-02-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 37,296 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hendry in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

20,858 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hendry. The most, 3,755, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Northern Territory, at 2.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 5,697
Queensland 4,442
South Australia 3,998
Victoria 3,626
Western Australia 2,588
ACT (Canberra) 201
Tasmania 103
Northern Territory 87

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hendry.

Who carried it

People named Hendry,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Margaret Hendry or Ross
    Margaret Hendry or Ross 1821–1895
  • George E. Hendry d. 1916 · painter
  • Margaret Ann Hendry d. 1943
  • Ann Hendry d. 1829
  • Jean Hendry d. 1894
  • Isabel Elizabeth Hendry d. 1934

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hendry,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States907 records

907 records of the Hendry name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 232
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 211
  • Other U.S. records 464
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Alexander Hendry

    Born 1903 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; driver from New York County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1950, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Margaret Hendry

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the City of Chester from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 22; servant. From Ayrshire, Scotland; bound for Iowa.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record David Eugene Hendry

    Born 1950; from Lake Dallas, Texas. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1970 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 907 records for Hendry in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia636 records

636 records of the Hendry name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 328
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 155
  • Other Australian records 153
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Elizabeth Hendry

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Lloyds, sailing from London in 1845. Native of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1850.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Hendry

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Beejapore, as an infant; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Hendry

    Farmer of Bridgewater, Victoria; died 1906.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 636 records for Hendry in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada191 records

191 records of the Hendry name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 96
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 26
  • Other Canadian records 69
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Hugh Hendry

    Killed in the Halifax Explosion of 1917, aged 43; buried at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Edna Hendry

    Died 1992, aged 84; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James Hendry

    Buried in 1968 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 73.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 191 records for Hendry in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom127 records

127 records of the Hendry name in the United Kingdom
  • Scottish rolls of honour, First World War 46
  • Stirling Council burial records 46
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 35
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record William John Hendry

    Born 1889 at Coulmony; insurance agent. Served in the First World War. Named in the Morayshire roll of honour (1921).

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Helen Robertson Hendry

    Died 1983, aged 87; buried at Dunblane Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record William Hendry

    Born 1884 at Elgin; pressman at woollen mills. Served in the First World War. Named in the Morayshire roll of honour (1921).

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)

Showing 3 of 127 records for Hendry in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

New Zealand31 records

31 records of the Hendry name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 24
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 3
  • Other New Zealand records 4
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Dorothy Kathleen Hendry

    Died 1989, aged 74; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Frederick Richard Hendry

    Died 1992, aged 84; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Iris Elizabeth Hendry

    Buried in 1991 at Tairua Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 58.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 31 records for Hendry in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Hendry name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 4
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elisabeth Mann Hendry

    Died 1973 in Nieuwegein; born 1907 in Gourock.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record George Hendry

    Married in 1698 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Janet Hendry

    Married in 1709 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Hendry in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Hendry name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Monique Christiane Hendry

    Born 1947 in Paris; died 1993 in Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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