Explore the Family Name Henny

The meaning of Henny

1. German: variant of Henni, a cognate of Henne. In North America, this surname is also an altered form of another cognate Hennig. 2. English: variant of Henney. 3. Dutch: altered form of Swiss German Hänni (see Hanni).

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How common is the last name Henny in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Henny has seen a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Henny was ranked 53,904th and this rank fell to 62,714th in 2010, a decline of 16.34%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with the Henny surname also dropped by 11.14%, decreasing from 359 in 2000 to 319 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people in the population also reduced by 15.38%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,904	#62,714	-16.34%
Count	359	319	-11.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Henny

In terms of ethnic identity, the surname Henny also witnessed changes between 2000 and 2010 based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of white individuals with the Henny surname decreased by 13.16% during this period. However, there was an increase in the Hispanic and Black populations bearing the Henny surname. The Hispanic representation increased by 21.27% while the Black representation rose by 38.47%. Additionally, although there were no Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals identified with the Henny surname in 2000, by 2010, there was a recorded presence of American Indian and Alaskan Natives. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races dropped to zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	70.75%	61.44%	-13.16%
Black	21.73%	30.09%	38.47%
Hispanic	3.62%	4.39%	21.27%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.57%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.95%	0%	0%