Henry surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Henry surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 161,392 people carried this name — #142 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,670 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 23,066 people named Henry.

552 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 105 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 552
Paris 2,130
Côtes-d’Armor 1,734
Meurthe-et-Moselle 1,457
Vosges 1,225
Moselle 810
Meuse 782
Haute-Saône 757
Finistère 747

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

In Belgium’s population register

At least 3,518 people named Henry live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Hainaut 1,092
Namur 858
Liège 529
Walloon Brabant 334
Brussels-Capital 284
Luxembourg Province 272
Flemish Brabant 43
Limburg 41

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

976 people named Henry live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 440
Geneva 107
Jura 79
Neuchâtel 74
Zurich 67
Fribourg 51
Bern 51
Valais 46

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 Poland’s population register

38 people named Henry have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 109 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

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

Where they live today

Masovian 13
Subcarpathian 8
Lower Silesian 4
Łódź 4
Pomeranian 3
Lublin 2
Lubusz 2
Greater Poland 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Henry in American newspapers,
1891–1933.

Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Henry
The Salt Lake Herald 1891-07-19
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Tribune carrying the name Henry
The Salt Lake Tribune 1913-03-30
Newspaper page from The Independent carrying the name Henry
The Independent 1933-04-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,032,766 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Henry,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Otto Henry
    Otto Henry 1502–1559 · art collector
  • Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau
    Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau 1584–1647 · politician
  • Matthew Henry
    Matthew Henry 1662–1714 · writer
  • Robert Henry
    Robert Henry 1718–1790 · historian
  • William Henry
    William Henry 1729–1786 · judge

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 187 lives in all are documented under this name.

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