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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Henson, Jim Hensonnoun

    United States puppeteer who created a troupe of puppet characters (1936-1990)

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  1. henson

    Henson does not have a specific general definition as it is typically a surname. It could possibly refer to an individual with this surname. For example, one of the most famous individuals with this surname is Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets. The meaning of Henson is 'son of Henry'. It is also used as a company name, book title, and even as a reference to certain species like Henson's Node. The definition therefore largely depends on the context in which it is being used.

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  1. Henson

    Henson is an unincorporated community in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States. Its elevation is 9,235 feet. Henson's name has historically been spelled several different ways, including Hansen, Hanson, Hensen, and Honsen; the Board on Geographic Names officially supported the current spelling in 1896.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. HENSON

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Henson is ranked #728 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Henson surname appeared 48,013 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 16 would have the surname Henson.

    82% or 39,399 total occurrences were White.
    10.7% or 5,181 total occurrences were Black.
    2.4% or 1,176 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.3% or 1,138 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.3% or 624 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    1% or 495 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of henson in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of henson in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of henson in a Sentence

  1. Louis Leterrier:

    What I am now is his deputy, there is no one more beautifully imaginative, creatively poetic, hard-working, visionary than Lisa Henson. This man has changed the world... No creative force has had this impact on kids and adults the way Lisa Henson has had.

  2. Chief Robert Castro:

    Misinformation that was reported in the story in Uptown Magazine with Taraji P. Henson impairs and weakens the relationships between law enforcement and the communities.

  3. Jennifer Garlen:

    Jim Henson always had Korean American eye on narratives that could speak to people of all ages, not just children, and Korean American never saw puppetry as merely children's entertainment, there are levels of social commentary, comedy, metaphysics, drama, and psychology in these stories that make them speak to a very broad audience ; you'll also see different things if you revisit them over many years.

  4. Louis Leterrier:

    I started as Jim Henson's number one fan.

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