Where does “Henson” come from?

Henson is an English patronymic surname derived from Henry, which comes from Old French Henri, Frankish Haimrik, and Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning home and rule.

Henson (English): named after Henson Creek

Definitions

  1. named after Henson Creek

Ancestry of “Henson”, step by step

Henson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Henry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHenrypopular in England since the Middle Ages
2Middle EnglishHenry—
3Old FrenchHenri—
4LatinHenrīcus—
5Old High GermanHaimirich—
6Old High Germanrihhirich; empire, kingdom, realm
7Proto-West Germanicrīkīmighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm
8Proto-Germanicrīkijazkingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich
9Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
10Proto-Celticrīxsking
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via English Sơn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSơn—
2Middle Englishsoneson; soon; Alternative form of sonne
3Old Englishsōnaimmediately, at once
4Proto-West Germanicsān(ō)immediately
5Proto-Germanicsēna—
6Proto-Germanic*sa—
7Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
8Proto-Oceanic*isa—

Words derived from “Henson”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →