Henriques (surname)

Henriques is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It was originally a patronymic, meaning Son of Henrique (Henry). Its Spanish equivalent is Enriquez and its Italian equivalent is D'Enrico . Not Jewish in origin but some Sephardic Jews adopted this name.

List of persons with the surname

• Afonso Henriques (1106/11–1185), first king of Portugal
• Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto (1881–1922), Brazilian novelist and journalist
• Andréa Henriques (born 1980), Brazilian water polo player
• Androula Henriques (born 1936), social activist from Cyprus
• Anna Henriques-Nielsen (1881–1962), Danish actress
• Artur Alberto de Campos Henriques (1853–1922), former prime minister of Portugal
• Basil Henriques (1890–1961), Jewish philanthropist
• Bob Henriques (born 1930), American photojournalist
• Edouard F. Henriques, make-up artist
• Esther Gehlin-Henriques (1892–1949), Danish-Swedish painter
• Fini Henriques (1867–1940), Danish composer
• Francisco Henriques (14??–1518), Flemish Renaissance painter
• Gregg Henriques, American psychologist
• Henrique Henriques (1520–1600), Portuguese Jesuit priest, missionary in South India
• Inês Henriques (born 1980), Portuguese first women's world 50 km race walk champion
• Jacob Henriques de Castro Sarmento (1692–1762), Portuguese estrangeirado, physician and naturalist
• John A. Henriques, United States Revenue Cutter Service officer
• José Félix Henriques Nogueira  [ pt ] (1823–1858), Portuguese precursor of socialism and republicanism in Portugal
• Julian Henriques (born 1951), British filmmaker, writer and academic
• Julio Augusto Henriques (1838–1928), Portuguese botanist
• Lagoa Henriques  [ de ] (1923–2009), Portuguese sculptor
• Marie Henriques (1866–1944), Danish-Jewish painter
• Martin Henriques (1825–1912), Danish-Jewish businessman
• Moisés Henriques (born 1987), Portugal-born Australian cricketer
• Moses Cohen Henriques (17th century), Caribbean Jewish pirate
• Nathan Henriques  [ da ] (1820–1848), Danish painter
• Pauline Henriques (1914–1998), Jamaican-born English actress
• Pieter Henriques  [ fr ] (17th century), English Jewish merchant
• Raoul Henriques-Raba  [ fr ] (born 1930), French sculptor
• Richard Henriques (born 1943), English judge
• Robert Henriques (1905–1967), British writer, broadcaster and farmer
• Robert Henriques  [ da ] (1858–1914), Danish Jewish composer
• Robert Henriques (chemist)  [ de ] (1857–1902), German chemist
• Rose Henriques (1889–1972), British artist
• Ruben Henriques Jr. (1771–1846), Danish Jewish banker
• Sally Henriques (1815–1886), Jewish Danish painter
• Samuel Henriques  [ da ] (1821–1893), Jewish Danish painter
• Sean Paul Henriques (born 1973), Jamaican reggae artist known as Sean Paul
• Vicente Henriques (born 1978), Brazilian water polo player
• Diana B. Henriques (born 1948), American financial journalist and author

See also

Shirley Henriquez

• Henriques family