The henn Surname
henn Name Meaning and History
- from the Middle English personal name Henn(e), a short form of Henry.
- from Middle English hen(e) ‘hen’ (Old English henn, related to hana ‘cock’), applied as a metonymic occupational name for a keeper or seller of poultry or as a nickname, perhaps for a fussy man.
- Dutch: from a short form of the personal name Johannes (see John); or a variant of Hein.
- German: variant of Henne 1 and 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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