Hendon

English

Etymology

From Old English hēan, dative case of hēah (“high”), + dūn (“hill”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /hɛndən/

Proper noun

Hendon (countable and uncountable, plural Hendons)

1. A suburban area in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2288).
2. An eastern suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ4056).
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hendon is the 9567^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3398 individuals. Hendon is most common among White (73.87%) and Black/African American (18.54%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hendon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 162.