# Hendry (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hendry/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,591 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,127 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 55,222 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.2% (5,417 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

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

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hendry in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hendry in the United States and Australia.

## People named Hendry

- Gloria Hendry, American actress
- Hunter Hendry, Australian cricketer (1895-1988)

## Similar surnames

Henderson, Hendricks, Hendrix, Hendrickson, Hendrick, Hendershot, Hendren, Hendershott, Hendrixson, Hendrickx, Hunter, Henthorn.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.