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 (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 (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 (1820–1848), Danish painter
 * Pauline Henriques (1914–1998), Jamaican-born English actress
 * Pieter Henriques (17th century), English Jewish merchant
 * Raoul Henriques-Raba (born 1930), French sculptor
 * Richard Henriques (born 1943), English judge
 * Robert Henriques (1905–1967), British writer, broadcaster and farmer
 * Robert Henriques (composer) (1858–1914), Danish Jewish composer
 * Robert Henriques (chemist) (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 (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