Henderson
/ˈhɛn.dər.sən/noun
A surname meaning 'son of Hendry/Henry.'
Did you know?Henderson is a patronymic surname built from Henry, a Germanic name whose root *haim-* and *rīk-* carried the sense of a powerful home-ruler, not a mystical title.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*Haimarīkaz
“home-ruler, lord of the household”
Old High German
OHG
Heimirih
“a Germanic personal name meaning home-ruler”
Old French
OF
Henri
“the French form of the personal name Henry”
Middle English
ME
Hendrie / Henry
“a common personal name in England and Scotland”
Late Middle Ages
English
Henderson
“son of Henderson/Hendry, a patronymic surname”
Modern English
English
Henderson
“a surname”