Henderson (surname)

For other uses, see Henderson.

Henderson

Origin
Meaning	1. "Son of Hendry" 2. "Son of Henry"
Region of origin	Scotland

Henderson is a common Scottish surname. The name is derived from patronymic form of the name Hendry, which is a Scottish form of Henry. Some Hendersons also derive their name from Henryson.

The surname Henderson is borne by numerous unrelated families in Scotland. For example, the Hendersons of Fordell, in Fife, were the chief Lowland family of the name. This family descended from a family of Henrysons, from Dumfriesshire. A branch of Clan Gunn also bears the name. According to tradition, this family descends from Henry Gunn, a younger son of a chief of the Gunns who lived in the 15th century. The Hendersons of Glencoe derive their surname from the Gaelic MacEanruig.

The surname was unknown in England prior to the 17th century and is first mentioned in a marriage document between one of the Borders Hendersons and the daughter of a Carlisle merchant at Hexham. The surname is rendered in Scottish Gaelic as: MacEanraig or MacEanruig (masculine), and NicEanraig or NicEanruig (feminine).

A

• Adele Dunlap (née Henderson; born 1902), American academic and nation's oldest living person
• Ainslie Henderson (born 1979), Scottish singer-songwriter
• Alan Henderson (born 1972), African-American basketball player
• Alexander Henderson (disambiguation), several people including:
  • Alexander Henderson (American politician) (1738–1815), Scottish merchant and politician in Virginia, United States
  • Alexander Henderson (Canadian politician), historical Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada
  • Alexander Henderson (theologian) (1583–1646), Scottish theologian
  • Alexander Henderson, 1st Baron Faringdon
  • Alexander D. Henderson (businessman) (1865–1925), Vice-President and Treasurer of California Perfume Company
  • Alexander D. Henderson, Jr. (1895–1964), Vice-President of Purchasing, California Perfume Company
• Alice Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
  • Alice Henderson (novelist), American author
  • Alice Corbin Henderson, American poet and editor
  • Alice Faye Henderson, African-American singer Alice Wonder Land
• Alistair Donald Henderson of Fordell, Australian environmental engineer, inventor, and Chief of the Clan Henderson
• Andrew Henderson (disambiguation)
• Ann Henderson-Sellers, climatologist
• Anthony Henderson, African-American rapper Krayzie Bone
• Archibald Henderson (1783–1859), fifth Commandant of the US Marine Corps
• Archibald Henderson (politician), United States Congressman from North Carolina
• Arthur Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
  • Arthur Henderson (1863–1935), British union leader, politician, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
  • Arthur Henderson (VC) (1894–1917), British Army officer
  • Arthur Henderson, Baron Rowley (1893–1968), British Labour Party politician

B

• Barrington "Bo" Henderson, African-American singer
• Barry Henderson, Conservative member of the House of Commons
• Biff Henderson, American television personality
• Bill Henderson (Canadian singer), singer and songwriter
• Bill Henderson (novelist) (William McCranor Henderson), American novelist, author of I Killed Hemingway
• Billy Henderson (disambiguation)
• Bobby Henderson, American creator of the satirical parody religion Flying Spaghetti Monsterism
• Brian Henderson (disambiguation)
• Brodie Henderson, Canadian rugby player
• Brodie Henderson (engineer), British civil engineer
• Brooke Henderson (born 1997), Canadian golfer
• Bruce Henderson, American management consultant
• Bryan Henderson, American football player

C

• Cam Henderson, American college sports coach
• Camille Henderson, Canadian singer
• Caspar Henderson, British journalist
• Charles Henderson (historian), British antiquarian, historian of Cornwall
• Charles Henderson Yoakum, American politician
• Charles Roy Henderson, American geneticist and statistician
• Charlie Butler-Henderson, British motor racing driver
• Caroline Henderson (disambiguation)
• Chris Henderson, American soccer player
• Claude Henderson, South African cricketer

D

• Dan Henderson, American martial arts fighter
• Darius Henderson (born 1981), Nottingham Forest football player
• David Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
  • David Henderson (basketball), head basketball coach at the University of Delaware
  • David Henderson (British Army officer), senior British Army and, later, RAF officer
  • David Henderson (economist), chief economist at the OECD in Paris from 1984 to 1992
  • David B. Henderson, prominent U.S. politician of the 1890s and 1900s
  • David N. Henderson (1921–2004), U.S. Representative from North Carolina
  • Dave Henderson, Major League Baseball player
  • Dave Henderson (footballer), Irish football player
• Sir Denys Henderson (1932–2016), chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries from 1987 to 1995
• Devery Henderson, American football player
• Dickie Henderson, British comedian
• Don Henderson, British actor
• Donald Henderson (1928–2016), American epidemiologist who led the World Health Organization's successful World Smallpox Eradication Campaign
• Donnie Henderson, American football figure
• Doug Henderson (Labour politician) (b. 1949), British politician
• Douglas Henderson (SNP politician) (1935–2006), British politician

E

• Edith Henderson, American landscape architect
• Edith Maude Henderson, British writer better known as E. M. Hull
• Sir Edmund Henderson, head of London Metropolitan Police
• Edward Elers Delaval Henderson, British Army officer
• Ella Henderson, British singer

F

• Faye Henderson, Scottish bagpipe player
• Fergus Henderson, British chef
• Fletcher Henderson (1897–1952), African-American jazz and swing musician
• Florence Henderson (1934-2016), American television actress
• Frank Henderson (disambiguation)
• Frederick Henderson, CEO of General Motors

G

• Gary Henderson, American college baseball coach
• George Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
  • George Henderson (Australian politician), Australian politician
  • George Henderson (Manitoba politician) (1916–2008), MLA in Manitoba
  • George Henderson (Prince Edward Island politician), former Member of Parliament in Canada
  • George Francis Robert Henderson (1854–1903), British soldier and military author
  • George R. Henderson (1893–1964), World War II-era officer in United States Navy
  • George Stuart Henderson (c. 1894–1920), recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • George Wylie Henderson (1904–1965), American author of the Harlem Renaissance
  • Krazy George Henderson, American cheerleader
• Gerald Henderson, American basketball
• Gerard Henderson, Australian journalist and commentator
• Girard B. Henderson, CEO of Alexander Dawson, Inc.
• Gordon Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
  • Gordon Henderson (lawyer), Canadian lawyer
  • Gordon Henderson (politician), British Conservative Member of Parliament
• Greg Henderson, professional New Zealand track and road racing cyclist
• Grace Henderson, American silent film and stage actress
• Gus Henderson, American football coach

H

• Hamish Henderson, Scottish poet
• Harold Lloyd Henderson, Canadian Presbyterian minister and politician
• Hazel Henderson, British futurist writer
• Herb Henderson, Australian rules footballer
• Herbert Stephen Henderson, British soldier
• Horace Henderson, American jazz musician, brother of Fletcher Henderson

I

• Ian Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
  • Ian Henderson (footballer), current Northampton Town F.C. football player
  • Ian Henderson (news presenter), Australian news presenter
  • Ian Henderson (police officer), former head of secret police in Bahrain, accused of torture
• Isaac Henderson, American writer
• Ivan Henderson, British politician

J

• J. W. Henderson, fourth governor of Texas
• Jack Henderson (artist)
• Jack Henderson (author)
• Jackie Henderson (1932–2005), Scottish football player
• James Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
  • James Henderson (footballer, born 1867), footballer for Woolwich Arsenal
  • James Henderson (footballer, born 1870), footballer for Liverpool
  • James Pinckney Henderson, first governor of Texas
• Jim Henderson (politician) (D. James Henderson), Canadian politician
• Joe Henderson, American jazz saxophonist
• Joe Henderson (runner)
• Joseph Henderson (pilot), early American harbor pilot
• John Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
  • John Henderson (Australian rules footballer), Australian rules footballer
  • John Henderson (defensive tackle) (born 1979), American football player
  • John Henderson (director), British film and television director
  • John Henderson (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
  • John Henderson (Mississippi politician) (1797–1857), U.S. senator from Mississippi
  • John Henderson (Scottish politician) (1888–1975), Conservative MP for Glasgow Cathcart 1946–1964
  • John Henderson, 5th of Fordell (1605–1650), Scottish soldier who brought his military expertise to the Royalists cause during the English Civil War.
  • John B. Henderson (1826–1913), U.S. senator from Missouri and author of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
  • John D. Henderson ("Colonel Jack" Henderson), American editor and pro-slavery politician
  • John E. Henderson, American politician
  • John Ronald Henderson (1920–2003), British Army officer
• Jordan Henderson (born 1990), English footballer
• Joseph Welles Henderson, lawyer and Bucknell University president
• Josh Henderson, American actor

K

• Karen L. Henderson, American judge
• Keith Henderson, American football player
• Keith Henderson (artist), Scottish painter and illustrator
• Kelson Henderson, Australian actor
• Ken Henderson (baseball coach) (born 1960), American college baseball coach

L

• Larry Henderson, Canadian television journalist
• Laura Henderson, English theatrical promoter
• Lawrence Joseph Henderson, American scientist
• Les Henderson, Canadian consumer-fraud author
• Liam Henderson (born 1996), Scottish football player (Celtic FC, Hibernian FC)
• Liam Henderson (English footballer) (born 1989), English football player (Watford FC)
• Lofton R. Henderson, World War II aviator
• Lois T. Henderson, novelist
• Lucius J. Henderson, American silent film director
• Luther Henderson, American arranger
• Logan Henderson, American actor/singer

M

• M. R. Henderson, Scottish botanist
• Marjorie Lyman Henderson, the cartoonist Marge
• Mark Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people
• Marshall Henderson (born 1990), American basketball player
• Martin Henderson, New Zealand actor
• Mary Henderson, writer Mary H. Eastman (1818–1887)
• Mary Foote Henderson, socialite and wife of Missouri senator John Brooks Henderson
• Matt Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
  • Matt Henderson (cricketer) (1895–1970), New Zealand cricketer
  • Matt Henderson (ice hockey) (born 1974), retired American professional ice hockey player
• Meredith Henderson, Canadian actress
• Michael Henderson (doctor), (born 1937), Vehicle safety researcher
• Monique Henderson, American athlete
• Monroe Henderson (1818–1899), New York politician

N

• Nekeshia Henderson, American basketball player
• Nevile Henderson, British Ambassador to Germany 1937–1939
• Nicholas Henderson, British diplomat

O

• Othello Henderson, American football player

P

• Paul Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
  • Paul Henderson (born 1943), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Paul Henderson (cricketer), English cricketer
  • Paul Henderson (footballer) (born 1976), Australian football goalkeeper
  • Paul Henderson (rugby union) (born 1964), New Zealand rugby union player
• Peter Henderson (disambiguation), multiple people

R

• Ray Henderson (born Raymond Brost), American songwriter
• Richard Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
  • Richard Henderson (biologist)
  • Richard Henderson (jurist), American pioneer
• Richard Alexander Henderson, First World War stretcher-bearer at Gallipoli and the Somme
• Rickey Henderson (born 1958), American baseball player
• Robert Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
  • Robert Henryson (c 1425 - c 1500), Scottish poet
  • Robert Henderson (cricketer) (1851–1931), English cricketer
  • Robert Henderson (writer) (born 1947), English political writer
  • Rob Henderson (born 1972), English and Irish rugby union footballer

S

• Saffron Henderson, Canadian actress
• Sam Henderson, American comics artist
• Sammy Henderson, Scottish footballer
• Sara Henderson, Australian writer
• Scott Henderson, American guitarist
• Sean Henderson, American soccer player
• Shirley Henderson, Scottish actress
• Skitch Henderson, musician and band leader
• Stewart Henderson, Scottish footballer

T

• Thelton Henderson, federal judge
• Thomas Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
  • Thomas Henderson (American football), NFL football player
  • Thomas Henderson (astronomer) (1798–1844), Scottish Astronomer Royal
  • Thomas Henderson (Liberal politician), Scottish Liberal Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire 1922–1923
  • Thomas Henderson (New Jersey), U.S. congressman
  • Thomas Henderson (New Zealand politician), New Zealand politician
  • Tom Henderson (Labour politician) (1867–1960), Scottish Labour Cooperative politician
  • Thomas Finlayson Henderson (1844–1923), Scottish author
  • Thomas J. Henderson (activist), American businessman
  • Thomas J. Henderson (politician), United States congressman from Illinois
  • Tommy Henderson, Northern Ireland politician

V

• Valerie Henderson, American footballer
• Vicki Butler-Henderson, British racing driver and television presenter
• Virginia Henderson, American nurse

W

• Wayne Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
  • Wayne Henderson (footballer), Irish football player
  • Wayne Henderson (musician), American jazz trombonist
• William Henderson (disambiguation), one of several people including:
  • William Henderson (American football), NFL player
  • William James Henderson, American music critic
  • William Penhallow Henderson, American painter, architect and furniture designer
  • William Williams Henderson, American educator

Z

• Zenna Henderson, American author

Fictional

• Christopher Henderson, fictional character portrayed by Peter Weller on the television series 24
• Inspector Henderson, character from DC Comics
• General James Henderson, president of the International Astrofisical Commission from UFO (his name is probably a reference to Gerry and Sylvia Anderson).

See also

• Clan Henderson