The Henriquez surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 15,657 people carried this name — #2,329 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 18,800 people counted. That is up 59% from 9,824 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Henriquez surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Variant spelling of Enríquez

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 4,962 people named Henriquez live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 1,304
Río Negro 914
Mendoza 784
Neuquén 604
City of Buenos Aires 320
Chubut 261
Santa Cruz 157
San Juan 122

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

54 people named Henriquez live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 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

Zurich 13
Aargau 10
Vaud 9
Geneva 8
Solothurn 8
Bern 3
Fribourg 3

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 32 people named Henriquez.

13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 13
Paris 6
Meurthe-et-Moselle 4
Côte-d’Or 3
Loire-Atlantique 3
Yvelines 2
Hauts-de-Seine 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

55 people named Henriquez is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 55

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Henriquez in American newspapers,
1936–1950.

Newspaper page from San Antonio Light carrying the name Henriquez
San Antonio Light 1936-06-21
Newspaper page from The Laredo Times carrying the name Henriquez
The Laredo Times 1940-11-03
Newspaper page from El Sol carrying the name Henriquez
El Sol 1950-01-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,603 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Henriquez in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

69 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Henriquez. The most, 16, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 24
Western Australia 18
Victoria 13
Queensland 6
South Australia 5
Tasmania 2

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

Who carried it

People named Henriquez,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Camilo Henríquez
    Camilo Henríquez 1769–1825 · politician
  • Federico Henríquez y Carvajal
    Federico Henríquez y Carvajal 1848–1952 · writer
  • Johann von Henriquez
    Johann von Henriquez 1861–1924 · military personnel
  • Constantin Henriquez
    Constantin Henriquez 1870–1942 · politician
  • Oscar Henriquez
    Oscar Henriquez 1926–2018 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped — Camilo Henríquez: The original uploader was Rodrigo Benavente at Spanish Wikisource., CC BY-SA 3.0 cl (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/cl/deed.en); the others are in the public domain or CC0 · 36 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Henriquez,
in the records of 3 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 States202 records

202 records of the Henriquez name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 123
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 34
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 17
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 14
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 8
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Pedro Henriquez

    Born 1898 in Chile. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; cook from Kings County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1963, 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 Jacob M. Henriquez

    Arrived at New York in 1886 aboard the Philadelphia from La Guaira and Puerto Cabello, aged 19; clerk. From Holland, the Netherlands; bound for New York.

    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 Joseph Stephen Henriquez

    Born 1932; from Long Island City, New York. U.S. Navy; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 202 records for Henriquez in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). 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).

Netherlands28 records

28 records of the Henriquez name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 23
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 5
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Victor Emanuel Henriquez

    Married in 1939 in Amsterdam; merchant.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Pedro Idelfonso Henriquez

    In the population register of Gouda; doctor, born 1892 in Aruba W.i.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Midden-Holland (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Percij Henriquez

    In the population register of Nijmegen; born 1909.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Nijmegen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 28 records for Henriquez in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France12 records

12 records of the Henriquez 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 Didier Lucien Henriquez

    Born 1929 in Paris; died 1971 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Paulette Marie Henriquez

    Born 1912 in Paris; died 1993 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Roger Richard Henriquez

    Born 1902 in Paris; died 1974 in Clichy (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Henriquez in France.

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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