How common is the surname Henningsen?

1,711 people in the United States had the surname Henningsen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 180,447 Americans. It ranked 16,720th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Henningsen?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Henningsen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Henningsen?

Erika Henningsen, American actress and singer.

Where is the surname Henningsen most common?

Wikidata records people named Henningsen in the United States.

Is the surname Henningsen getting more or less common?

More common. 1,634 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,711 in 2010, up 4.7%.

The surname Henningsen

A Danish surname, carried by 1,711 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H552

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Henningsen is more common than 89.7% of them.

Origin

Danish origin

Borrowed from Danish Henningsen.

One of 50 Danish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,711 people named Henningsen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 180,447 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,634.

#16,720

rank among US surnames

1,711

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #16,249)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,716	Rasor	1,712	180,342
#16,720	Deeb	1,711	180,447
#16,728	Rivenbark	1,710	180,553

Who is named Henningsen

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Henningsen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Henningsens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Erika Henningsen
American actress and singer, born 1992

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Henningsen

Henningsen has the Soundex code H552, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H552.

Other Danish surnames

All 50 Danish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Henningsen come from?: Borrowed from Danish Henningsen.
How common is the surname Henningsen?: 1,711 people in the United States had the surname Henningsen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 180,447 Americans. It ranked 16,720th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Henningsen?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Henningsen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Henningsen?: Erika Henningsen, American actress and singer.
Where is the surname Henningsen most common?: Wikidata records people named Henningsen in the United States.
Is the surname Henningsen getting more or less common?: More common. 1,634 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,711 in 2010, up 4.7%.