# Hensley (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hensley/  
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) | 51,081 |
| US rank (2010) | 668 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,044 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.5% (49,858 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hensley 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) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hensley in the United States.

## People named Hensley

- John Hensley, American actor
- Pamela Hensley, American actress and author
- Shuler Hensley, American actor and singer
- Nicole Hensley, American ice hockey player
- Cindy McCain, American diplomat and businesswoman (born 1954)

## Similar surnames

Hensel, Henslee, Hansley, Henkel, Hinkley, Hensler, Henschel, Henkle, Hemsley, Hinkle, Hinckley, Hänsel.

## 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.