How common is the last name Henry?

166,610 people in the United States have the last name Henry, about 1 in 1,794. It ranks #153 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HENRY

#153

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
166,610
About
1 in 1,794
This common or more
20.2%
Who bears it

Of the 166,610 people with the last name Henry, 58.1% reported their origin as White, 30.9% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Henry

#151 Wang · 169,987#152 Wells · 169,750#154 Li · 165,790#155 Mendez · 165,623

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Henry, most common first.

#25,066 Henery · 1,036#30,432 Henri · 822#45,922 Hemry · 501#95,802 Henrey · 204

Also a first name

As a first name, Henry ranks #141 of 53,615, with 354,666 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 12,040 births. See Henry as a first name

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