Henderson

English

Etymology

From Henry +‎ -son.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛndɚsən/

Proper noun

Henderson (countable and uncountable, plural Hendersons)

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Colorado.
   2. A census-designated place in Chatham County, Georgia.
   3. An unincorporated community in Houston County, Georgia.
   4. A village in Illinois.
   5. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Rush County, Indiana.
   6. A city in Iowa.
   7. A city, the county seat of Henderson County, Kentucky.
   8. A town in Louisiana.
   9. A town in Maryland.
   10. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Rush Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan.
   11. A city in Minnesota.
   12. An unincorporated community in Webster County, Missouri.
   13. A city in Nebraska.
   14. A city in Clark County, Nevada.
   15. A town and census-designated place therein, in Jefferson County, New York.
   16. A city, the county seat of Vance County, North Carolina.
   17. A city, the county seat of Chester County, Tennessee.
   18. A city, the county seat of Rusk County, Texas.
   19. An unincorporated community and former town in Mason County, West Virginia.
   20. A number of townships, listed under Henderson Township.
4. A town in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.
5. A suburb in the west of Auckland, New Zealand.
6. A suburb of Perth, in the City of Cockburn, Western Australia.

Derived terms

• Henderson County
• Henderson-Hasselbalch equation
• Hendersonian
• Hendersonville
• Hendo's