Henderson

H4E1N1D2E1R1S1O1N1
US/ˈhɛndɚsən/

proper noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

CommonScrabble 13

Meanings

proper nounHenderson (countable and uncountable, plural Hendersons)

plural Hendersons

  1. countableuncountableA surname originating as a patronymic.

    Liverpool should really have taken the lead on 33 minutes. A lightning quick counter-attack was led by Jordan Henderson down the right.

    2012 August 23, Alasdair Lamont, “Hearts 0-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2022
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    The luxury beliefs Henderson witnessed were a way to signal and maintain elite status by supporting social concepts or policies that sounded empathetic. Yet in reality, they made life worse for those at the bottom rungs of society.

    2024 March 20, Veronique de Rugy, “The Political Right Has Luxury Beliefs, Too”, in Reason, archived from the original on 27 Dec 2024

    Authorities have identified Solomon Henderson, a 17-year-old student, as the suspect in the Antioch High School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee.

    2025 January 22, Channel2 NOW Staff, “Solomon Henderson, Antioch High School shooter’s manifesto leaked”, in Channel2 NOW, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2025
  2. countablerareuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Adams County, Colorado.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Houston County, Georgia.
    3. countableuncountableA township and village therein, in Knox County, Illinois.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Rush County, Indiana.
    5. countableuncountableA minor city in Mills County, Iowa.
    6. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Henderson County, Kentucky.
    7. countableuncountableA town in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.
    8. countableuncountableA town in Caroline County, Maryland.
    9. countableuncountableA town in Sibley County, Minnesota.
    10. countableuncountableA city in York County, Nebraska.
    11. countableuncountableA city in Clark County, Nevada.
    12. countableuncountableA town and census-designated place therein, in Jefferson County, New York.
    13. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Vance County, North Carolina.
    14. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Chester County, Tennessee.
    15. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Rusk County, Texas.
    16. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community and former town in Mason County, West Virginia.
    17. countableuncountableA number of other townships, listed under Henderson Township.
  4. countableuncountableA town in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.
  5. countableuncountableA suburb in the west of Auckland, New Zealand.
  6. countableuncountableA suburb of Perth in the City of Cockburn, Western Australia.

Origin

  1. EnglishHendry
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sew-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sewH-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*suHnús
  5. Proto-Germanic*sunuz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*sunu
  7. Old Englishsunu
  8. Middle Englishsone
  9. EnglishHenderson

From Hendry + -son.

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Cite this entry
APA

Henderson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Henderson

MLA

“Henderson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Henderson. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Henderson,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Henderson.

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