Henderson (family name)

Henderson is a Scottish family name .

Origin and meaning

Henderson means "son of Henry " and thus corresponds to German patronyms such as Hinrichs and Heinsohn .

variants

• Henson

Name bearer

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Ainslie Henderson (born 1979), Scottish singer and lyricist
• Alan Henderson (1972), American basketball player
• Alexander Henderson (theologian) (around 1583–1646), Scottish theologian
• Alexander Henderson (photographer) (1831–1913), Scottish-Canadian photographer
• Alexander Lamont Henderson (1838–1907), British photographer
• Alexander Henderson (medic) (1780–1863), Scottish physician and author
• Alexander Henderson (politician) , Canadian politician
• Alice Henderson , American poet
• Andrew James Henderson (born 1950), North American botanist
• Ann Henderson-Sellers (* 1952), Australian climatologist
• Anna Henderson (* 1998), British cyclist
• Archibald Henderson (politician) (1768–1822), American politician
• Archibald Henderson (officer) (1783-1859), American general in the Marine Corps
• Archibald Henderson (mathematician) (1877–1963), American mathematician
• Arthur Henderson (1863-1935), British politician
• Arthur Henderson, Baron Rowley (1893–1968), British lawyer and politician (Labor Party)

B.

• Barry Henderson (born 1936), British politician
• Bennett H. Henderson (1784 – after 1817), American politician
• Benny Henderson junior (* 1975), American boxer
• Bertha Henderson (around 1900 – after 1928), American blues singer
• Bill Henderson (soccer player, 1878) (1878– ??), Scottish soccer player
• Bill Henderson (soccer player, 1883) (1883– ??), Scottish soccer player
• Bill Henderson (soccer player, 1898) (1898–1964), Scottish soccer player
• Bill Henderson (football player, 1899) (1899-1934), English football player
• Bill Henderson (football player, 1920) (1920-1965), Scottish football player
• Bill Henderson (jazz singer) (1926-2016), American jazz singer
• Bill Henderson (pianist) (* around 1945), American jazz pianist and keyboardist
• Bill Henderson (singer) (born 1944), Canadian songwriter and singer
• Billy Henderson (soccer player) (1900-1934), English soccer player
• Billy Henderson (singer) (1939–2007), American soul singer and songwriter
• Bobby Henderson (pianist) (1910–1969), American pianist
• Bobby Henderson (soccer player) (1917-2006), Scottish soccer player
• Bobby Henderson (Author) (born 1980), American author
• Brian Henderson (* 1986), French-Canadian ice hockey player
• Brian Henderson (medical doctor) († 2015), American medical doctor and university professor
• Bugs Henderson (1943–2012), American blues musician

C.

• CJ Henderson ( American football player ) (born 1998), American football player
• Camille Henderson , Canadian singer
• Caroline Henderson (* 1962), Swedish singer
• Caspar Henderson , British journalist
• Charles Henderson (politician, 1860) (1860–1937), American politician (Alabama)
• Charles Henderson (politician, 1883) (1883–1957), Canadian politician
• Charles Henderson (composer) (1907–1970), American musician, songwriter, arranger and lyricist
• Charles Henderson (weightlifter) (1922-2019), Australian weightlifter
• Charles B. Henderson (1873–1954), American politician (Nevada)
• Charles Roy Henderson (1911–1989), American geneticist and statistician
• Chuck Henderson (* 1955), American jazz musician
• Chris Henderson (* 1970), American football player
• Claire Henderson (* 1971), Northern Irish badminton player
• Claude Henderson , South African cricketer
• Craig Henderson (* 1987), New Zealand soccer player

D.

• Dan Henderson (* 1970), American wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter
• Darius Henderson (* 1981), English football player
• Dave Henderson (* 1952), French-Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• Dave Henderson (baseball player) , American baseball player
• David Henderson (officer) (1862–1921), British officer
• David Henderson (economist) (1927-2018), British economist and environmental scientist
• David Henderson (basketball coach) (born 1964), American basketball player and coach
• David B. Henderson (1840–1906), American politician
• David N. Henderson (1921-2004), American politician
• David R. Henderson (* 1950), Canadian economist
• David Lee Henderson (born 1958), American baseball player
• Dean Henderson (* 1997), English football goalkeeper
• Dell Henderson (1877–1956), American director, actor, and screenwriter
• Devery Henderson , American football player
• Dickie Henderson , British comedian
• Don Henderson , British actor
• Donald A. Henderson (1928-2016), American epidemiologist
• Douglas Henderson (soccer player) (1913-2002), English soccer player
• Douglas Henderson (Diplomat) (1914-2010), American diplomat
• Douglas Henderson (actor) (1919–1978), American actor
• Douglas Henderson (physical chemist) (* 1934), Canadian-American physical chemist
• Douglas Henderson (politician, 1935) (1935-2006), Scottish politician (SNP)
• Douglas Henderson (politician, 1949) (born 1949), British politician (Labor Party)
• Douglas Henderson (athlete) (born 1956), German athlete
• Douglas Henderson (musician) (* 1960), American musician, composer and instrument maker
• Doug Henderson (* 1969), American illustrator and artist
• Douglas Mackay Henderson (1927-2007), British mycologist
• Douglass Miles Henderson (1938–1996), American botanist
• Duncan Henderson , film producer

E.

• EJ Henderson (born 1980), American football player
• Eddie Henderson ( Edward Jackson Henderson ; * 1940), American jazz musician
• Edmonia Henderson (1900-1947), American singer
• Edward Barry Henderson (1910–1986), Bishop of Bath and Wells
• Edward Firth Henderson (1917–1995), British diplomat
• Edwin Bancroft Henderson (1883–1977), American athlete and sports historian
• Ella Henderson (* 1996), British singer-songwriter
• Euan Henderson (snooker player) (* 1967), Scottish snooker player
• Euan Henderson (soccer player) (* 2000), Scottish soccer player
• Ewan Henderson (* 2000), Scottish football player
• Eugénie JA Henderson (1914-1989), British linguist

F.

• Fletcher Henderson (1897–1952), American jazz pianist, band leader and composer
• Florence Henderson (1934-2016), American actress
• Frederick Henderson (* 1958), American manager

G

• Gail Patrick Henderson , British Brigadier General and Military Governor
• Geoffrey Henderson (* 1961), lawyer from Trinidad and Tobago and judge at the International Criminal Court
• George Henderson (military historian) (1854–1903), British military historian
• George Cockburn Henderson (1870-1944), Australian historian
• George Gerald Henderson (1862-1942), chemist
• George Wylie Henderson (1904–1965), American author
• Gerald Henderson Sr. (born 1956), American basketball player
• Gerald Henderson Jr. (* 1987), American basketball player
• Gerard Henderson , Australian journalist and commentator
• Gordon Henderson , Canadian lawyer
• Graham Henderson (born 1961), Irish badminton player
• Greg Henderson (* 1976), New Zealand cyclist
• Gus Henderson , American football coach

H

• Hamish Henderson , Scottish music producer
• Harvest Henderson , American artist
• Hazel Henderson , American futurologist
• Herb Henderson , Australian soccer player
• Horace Henderson (1904–1988), American jazz musician

J

• J. Paul Henderson (born 1948), British writer
• Jackie Henderson (1932-2005), Scottish football player
• James Henderson (diplomat) (1783–1848), British diplomat
• James Henry Dickey Henderson (1810–1885), American politician
• James Pinckney Henderson (1808-1858), American lawyer and politician
• James Wilson Henderson (1817–1880), American politician
• Jeff Henderson (* 1989), American long jumper
• Jeffrey Henderson (* 1946), American classical philologist
• Jim Henderson (* 1982), American baseball player
• Joe Henderson (pianist) (1920–1980), British pianist
• Joe Henderson (gospel singer) (1937–1964), American gospel singer
• Joe Henderson (1937-2001), American jazz musician
• Joe Henderson (athlete) (born 1943), American athlete, trainer and author
• Joe Henderson (baseball player) , American baseball player
• Joseph Henderson (politician) (1791–1863), American politician
• Joseph Henderson (pilot) (1826-1890), American pilot
• Joseph Henderson (painter) (1832–1908), Scottish painter
• Joseph Henderson (Soldier) (1869–1938), American soldier
• Joseph Henderson, 1st Baron Henderson of Ardwick (1884–1950), British politician (Labor Party)
• Joseph L. Henderson (1903-2007), American psychologist
• John Henderson (Colonel) , Dragoons leader in the Thirty Years War
• John Henderson (politician) (1797-1857), American politician, Senator (Mississippi)
• John Henderson (architect) (1804–1862), Scottish architect
• John Henderson (ice hockey player) (born 1933), Canadian ice hockey player
• John Henderson (historian) (born 1949), British historian
• John Henderson (director) (born 1949), British film and television director
• John Henderson (* 1971), American writer; see John Wray (writer)
• John Henderson (dart player) (* 1973), Scottish dart player
• John Henderson ( American football player ) (born 1979), American football player
• John B. Henderson (1826–1913), American politician
• John E. Henderson (1917–1994), American politician
• John Graham Wilmot Henderson (* 1948), British classical philologist
• John Oliver Henderson (1909–1974), American judge
• John Robertson Henderson (1863-1925), British zoologist
• John S. Henderson (1846–1916), American politician
• Jordan Henderson (* 1990), English football player
• Josh Henderson (born 1981), American actor
• Julian Henderson (archaeologist) (* 1953), British archaeologist and university professor
• Julian Henderson (Bishop) (born 1954), British theologian and clergyman, Bishop of Blackburn

K

• Kelo Henderson (1923–2019), American actor and marksman
• Kelson Henderson (born 1969), Australian actor

L.

• Lawrence J. Henderson (1878-1942), American chemist and biologist
• Lee Henderson (* 1974), Canadian writer and journalist
• Liam Henderson (soccer player, 1989) (born 1989), English soccer player
• Liam Henderson (soccer player, 1996) (born 1996), Scottish soccer player
• Logan Henderson , American actor, dancer, rapper and singer
• Louis Fourniquet Henderson (1853-1942), North American botanist
• Loy W. Henderson (1892-1986), American diplomat
• Luther Henderson (1919–2003), American composer and arranger

M.

• Mac Henderson (born 1934), Scottish badminton player
• Marie Thérèse Henderson , Scottish composer and singer
• Marjorie Henderson (* around 1910), English badminton player
• Martin Henderson (* 1974), New Zealand actor
• Mary Henderson (1912-2006), Canadian singer and music teacher
• Matt Henderson (born 1974), American ice hockey player
• Mavis Henderson (born around 1917), English badminton player
• Mayda Doris Henderson (* 1928), South African botanist
• Melissa Henderson (* 1989), American soccer player
• Meredith Henderson (born 1983), Canadian actress
• Michael Henderson (* 1951), American bass player
• Monique Henderson (* 1983), American athlete
• Murray Henderson (ice hockey player) (1921-2013), Canadian ice hockey player
• Murray Henderson (rugby player) (born 1959), New Zealand rugby union player
• Murray Henderson (soccer player) (born 1980), Scottish soccer player

N

• Nevile Henderson (1882-1942), British diplomat
• Nicholas Henderson (1919–2009), British diplomat and author
• Nicholas Henderson (ice hockey player) (born 1990), New Zealand ice hockey player
• Nigel Henderson (1917–1985), British photographer
• Nikki Henderson (* 1993), British professional sailor

P

• Paul Henderson (sailor) (born 1934), Canadian sailor
• Paul Henderson (journalist) (born 1939), American journalist
• Paul Henderson (ice hockey player) (born 1943), Canadian ice hockey player
• Paul Henderson (basketball player) (born 1956), American-French basketball player
• Paul Henderson (politician) (born 1962), Australian politician
• Paul Henderson (athlete) (born 1971), Australian athlete
• Paul Henderson (cricketer) (born 1974), English cricketer
• Paul Henderson (soccer player) (born 1976), Australian soccer player
• Pete Henderson (1895-1940), Canadian racing car driver
• Peter Henderson, Baron Henderson of Brompton (1922-2000), British civil servant and politician

R.

• Ray Henderson (1896–1970), American songwriter
• Rebecca Henderson (* 1980), Canadian actress
• Rebecca M. Henderson , American economist
• Richard Henderson (* 1945), British molecular biologist
• Rickey Henderson (born 1958), American baseball player
• Rob Henderson , Irish rugby player
• Robert Henderson (cricketer) (1865-1931), English cricketer
• Robert Henderson (mathematician) (1871–1942), mathematician
• Robert Henderson (actor) (1904–1985), American actor
• Robert Henderson (film technician) (1915–2002), American film technician
• Robert Henderson (writer) (born 1947), British writer
• Robert G. Henderson , sound engineer
• Rosa Henderson (1896–1968), American jazz and blues singer
• Roy Henderson (1899–2000), Scottish singer (baritone) and music teacher
• Russell Henderson (1924–2015), Trinidadian pianist and musician on the Steel Pan
• Ruth Watson Henderson (* 1932), Canadian composer, pianist and music teacher

S.

• Saffron Henderson , Canadian actress
• Sam Henderson (* 1969), American cartoonist and comic author
• Sammy Henderson (born 1944), Scottish football player
• Samuel Henderson (1764–1841), American politician
• Sara Henderson , Australian writer
• Scott Henderson (ski racer) (born 1943), Canadian skier and trainer
• Scott Henderson (guitarist) (born 1954), American guitarist
• Scott Henderson (Golfer) (* 1969), Scottish golfer
• Sebastian Henderson , Irish entrepreneur
• Shirley Henderson (born 1965), Scottish actress
• Skitch Henderson (1918–2005), British-American pianist, conductor and composer
• Stephen Henderson (actor) ( Stephen McKinley Henderson ; born 1949), American actor
• Stephen Henderson (soccer player) (born 1988), Irish soccer goalkeeper

T

• Tamara Henderson (* 1982), Canadian artist
• Taylor Henderson , Australian pop singer
• Thomas Henderson (politician) (1743-1824), American politician (New Jersey)
• Thomas Henderson (astronomer) (1798–1844), Scottish astronomer
• Thomas J. Henderson (1824–1911), American politician

V

• Valerie Henderson (* 1986), American soccer player
• Velyien E. Henderson (1877-1945), Canadian pharmacologist
• Vicki Butler-Henderson (* 1972), British racing driver and television presenter
• Vickie Henderson (1926–2015), American dancer, singer, and actress
• Vince Henderson (politician) , Dominican politician (DLP)
• Vince Henderson (actor) (born 1957), British actor and television presenter
• Virginia Henderson (1897–1996), American nurse and author

W.

• Walter Henderson (1880–1944), British high jumper, discus thrower, long jumper and javelin thrower
• Wayne Henderson (trombonist) (1939–2014), American jazz musician and record producer
• Wayne Henderson (soccer player) (born 1983), Irish soccer goalkeeper
• William Henderson (marksman) (born 1929), marksman from the US Virgin Islands
• William Henderson ( American football player ) (born 1971), American football player
• William Henderson (soccer player) , Scottish soccer player
• William G. Henderson (1882–1922), American motorcycle designer and entrepreneur
• William J. Henderson (born 1947), American businessman
• William James Henderson , American music critic

Y

• Yandell Henderson (1873-1944), American physiologist
• Yolande Henderson († 2015), Pakistani university professor

Z

• Zenna Henderson (1917–1983), American author