How common is the surname Hensley?

51,081 people in the United States had the surname Hensley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,044 Americans. It ranked 668th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hensley?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hensley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hensley?

John Hensley, American actor, followed by Pamela Hensley.

Where is the surname Hensley most common?

Wikidata records people named Hensley in the United States.

Is the surname Hensley getting more or less common?

More common. 49,858 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 51,081 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Hensley

A surname, carried by 51,081 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H524

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hensley is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 51,081 people named Hensley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,044 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 49,858.

#668

rank among US surnames

51,081

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #618)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#659	Dickerson	51,889	5,950
#660	Heath	51,877	5,951
#661	Foley	51,865	5,953
#662	Atkins	51,671	5,975
#663	Mathews	51,592	5,984
#664	Bonilla	51,475	5,998
#665	Acevedo	51,351	6,012

Who is named Hensley

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

93% of people named Hensley identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hensleys

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Hensley
American actor, born 1977
Pamela Hensley
American actress and author, born 1950
Shuler Hensley
American actor and singer, born 1967
Nicole Hensley
American ice hockey player, born 1994
Cindy McCain
American diplomat and businesswoman (born 1954)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hensley

Hensley has the Soundex code H524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H524.

Questions

How common is the surname Hensley?: 51,081 people in the United States had the surname Hensley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,044 Americans. It ranked 668th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hensley?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hensley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hensley?: John Hensley, American actor, followed by Pamela Hensley.
Where is the surname Hensley most common?: Wikidata records people named Hensley in the United States.
Is the surname Hensley getting more or less common?: More common. 49,858 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 51,081 in 2010, up 2.5%.