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.
   • 2024 March 20, Veronique de Rugy, “The Political Right Has Luxury Beliefs, Too”, in Reason‎^[1]:

     The luxury beliefs Henderson witnessed were a way to signal and maintain elite status by supporting social concepts or policies that sounded empathetic. Yet in reality, they made life worse for those at the bottom rungs of society.

   • 2025 January 22, Channel2 NOW Staff, “Solomon Henderson, Antioch High School shooter’s manifesto leaked”, in Channel2 NOW‎^[2]:

     Authorities have identified Solomon Henderson, a 17-year-old student, as the suspect in the Antioch High School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee.

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 township and village therein, in Knox County, Illinois.
   5. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Rush County, Indiana.
   6. A minor city in Mills County, Iowa.
   7. A city, the county seat of Henderson County, Kentucky.
   8. A town in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.
   9. A town in Caroline County, Maryland.
   10. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Rush Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan.
   11. A town in Sibley County, Minnesota.
   12. An unincorporated community in Webster County, Missouri.
   13. A city in York County, 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 other 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