The first name Henry

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About the first name Henry

Meaning

The name Henry is a form related to Henri and shares its traditional meaning: “ruler of the home” or “lord of the household”.

Historical origin

Henry belongs to the same name family as Henri. The name Henri comes from Germanic Heimrich, formed from heim “home” and ric “power, ruler”.

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In archival records, Henry may coexist with Henri or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:hen-ryhɛnɹi

Frequency of the first name Henry by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Henry by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name HenryLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Henry in baptisms by year.10075502501695175318111869192719851695–1699 1 baptisms1735–1739 1 baptisms1750–1754 2 baptisms1755–1759 1 baptisms1760–1764 1 baptisms1765–1769 2 baptisms1770–1774 3 baptisms1775–1779 6 baptisms1780–1784 5 baptisms1785–1789 5 baptisms1790–1794 7 baptisms1795–1799 15 baptisms1800–1804 8 baptisms1805–1809 15 baptisms1810–1814 12 baptisms1815–1819 19 baptisms1820–1824 22 baptisms1825–1829 34 baptisms1830–1834 49 baptisms1835–1839 59 baptisms1840–1844 86 baptisms1845–1849 69 baptisms1850–1854 69 baptisms1855–1859 68 baptisms1860–1864 84 baptisms1865–1869 70 baptisms1870–1874 47 baptisms1875–1879 54 baptisms1880–1884 41 baptisms1885–1889 24 baptisms1890–1894 29 baptisms1895–1899 20 baptisms1900–1904 12 baptisms1905–1909 12 baptisms1910–1914 10 baptisms1915–1919 5 baptisms1920–1924 4 baptisms1925–1929 12 baptisms1930–1934 11 baptisms1935–1939 4 baptisms1940–1944 2 baptisms1945–1949 1 baptisms1950–1954 2 baptisms1985–1989 1 baptisms

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