Hennessee

Hennessee Meaning & Origin

About Hennessee
The surname Hennessee is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó hAonghusa, meaning "descendant of Aonghus." Aonghus is a Gaelic personal name derived from the elements "aon," meaning "one," and "gus," meaning "choice" or "vigor." The name Hennessee is primarily found in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland and is associated with the ancient Gaelic kingdom of Ulster.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hennessee is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hennessee: 905
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 26,853
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.31

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hennessee based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Hennessee is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HNS
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H05020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH EH1 N IH0 S IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈhɛnɪsi/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hennessee in Braille

Here's how to represent Hennessee in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hennessee in braille

How to sign the name Hennessee using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Hennessee using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hennessee in sign language

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