Hennessy

English

Alternative forms

Hennessey

Etymology

Anglicized from Irish Ó hAonghusa (“descendant of Angus”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛnəsi/

Proper noun

Hennessy (plural Hennessys)

A surname from Irish.

Derived terms

Henny

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Hennessy is the 3790^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9338 individuals. Hennessy is most common among White (94.73%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hennessy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 164.

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