| ![Show Contents]() Henny History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland The Irish surnames in use today are underpinned by a multitude of rich histories. The name Henny originally appeared in Gaelic as Ó hEighnigh. 1 Early Origins of the Henny familyThe surname Henny was first found in County Londonderry (Irish: Doire), a Northern Irish county also known as Derry, in the province of Ulster, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Henny familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Henny research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Henny History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Henny Spelling VariationsScribes and church officials, lacking today's standardized spelling rules, recorded names by how they were pronounced. This imprecise guide often led to the misleading result of one person's name being recorded under several different spellings. Numerous spelling variations of the surname Henny are preserved in documents of the family history. The various spellings of the name that were found include Heaney, Heany, Hegney, Hegeany, Heagney, Heeney and others. Early Notables of the Henny familyMore information is included under the topic Early Henny Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Henny migration to the United States | + |
A massive wave of Irish immigrants hit North America during the 19th century. Although many early Irish immigrants made a carefully planned decision to leave left Ireland for the promise of free land, by the 1840s immigrants were fleeing a famine stricken land in desperation. The condition of Ireland during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s can be attributed to a rapidly expanding population and English imperial policies. Those Irish families that arrived in North America were essential to its rapid social, industrial, and economic development. Passenger and immigration lists have revealed a number of early Irish immigrants bearing the name Henny:
Henny Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Anthony Henny, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 2
- Ernst Henny, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1856 2
- Jacob, Henny Jr., who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1868 2
- David C Henny, who landed in Colorado in 1890 2
| Henny migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Henny Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mary Henny, aged 27, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Lismoyne"
| Contemporary Notables of the name Henny (post 1700) | + |
- Henny Vrienten (1948-2022), Dutch musician best known as the singer and bassist of the popular 1980s ska pop band Doe Maar
- Henny Reinheimer (b. 1959), German actress, known for Kopfgeld (1959), Das runde Ding vom Odenwald (1987) and Aus Gründen der Sicherheit (1961)
- Henny Zeh (b. 1911), well-known actress
- MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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