Show ContentsHenríquez History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The prestigious surname Henríquez originated in Spain, a country which has figured prominently in world affairs for hundreds of years.

Early Origins of the Henríquez family

The surname Henríquez was first found in Castile, predominant among the northern Christian kingdoms of mediaeval Spain.

Early History of the Henríquez family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Henríquez research. Another 150 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1244, 1312, 1352, 1430, 1454, 1469 and 1474 are included under the topic Early Henríquez History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Henríquez Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Enríquez, Enriquez, Enrique, Enriques, Enríquiz, Enriquiz, Enrique, Henríquez, Henriquez, Henríquiz and many more.

Early Notables of the Henríquez family

Prominent among members of the family

  • Enrique Henríquez, nineteenth century Dominican poet and politician

Henríquez Ranking

In the United States, the name Henríquez is the 5,271st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Henríquez migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Henríquez Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Gaspar Henriquez, who arrived in New Granada in 1849 2
  • Juan Henriquez, who landed in New Granada in 1849 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Henríquez (post 1700) +

  • Craig Shelby Henriquez (1958-1959), American biomedical engineer, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science at the Duke University
  • Carlos Henriquez, American politician
  • T. V. Henriquez, American politician, U.S. Consular Agent in Riohacha, 1898 3
  • Robert Henriquez (b. 1964), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Florida State House of Representatives 58th District, 1999-; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000, 2004 3
  • Abram Henriquez, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Cartagena, 1884 3
  • Crisóstomo Henríquez (1594-1632), Spanish Cistercian monk and scholar of church history who worked in the Spanish Netherlands
  • Crisóstomo Henríquez (1594-1632), Spanish Cistercian monk and scholar of church history
  • Thaïs Henríquez (b. 1982), Spanish Olympic synchronized swimmer
  • Quisqueya Henríquez (1966-2024), Cuban-born Dominican contemporary artist who worked in the mediums of sculpture, photography, sound art, installation art, video art, and collage
  • Mario José Molina-Pasquel Henríquez (1943-2020), known as Mario Molina, Mexican chemist, recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
  • ... (Another 18 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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