Hennessy
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English
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Etymology
Anglicized from Irish Ó hAonghusa (“descendant of Angus”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hennessy (plural Hennessys)
- A surname from Irish.
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hennessy is the 3790th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 164.