# Hensel (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,429 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,291 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 56,870 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.3% (5,445 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From German Hänsel or Hensel; see also Hansel, Ansell, Anselm, Henschel.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hensel 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) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Similar surnames

Hensley, Hänsel, Henslee, Hansell, Henkel, Hensler, Henschel, Henkle, Hemsley, Hinkle, Hinkley, Hinckley.

## 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.