Where Does the Henkels Surname Come From?

Behind the Henkels surname stands Henkel, a German name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. The name is usually explained as “Chicken”.

Family crest and blazon

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A variant of Henkel

Henkels adds a patronymic ending to Henkel, marking ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Henckel and Henckell.

Henkels ranked 45,026 in the 2010 US Census, with 476 people answering to the name. Get the complete Henkels report, with a museum-style coat of arms.