A surname originating as a patronymic. • A male given name transferred from the surname. • A number of places in the United States: • An unincorporated community in Adams County, Colorado. • A census-designated place in Chatham County, Georgia. • An unincorporated community in Houston County, Georgia. • A township and village therein, in Knox County, Illinois. • An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Rush County, Indiana. • A minor city in Mills County, Iowa. • A city, the county seat of Henderson County, Kentucky. • A town in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. • A town in Caroline County, Maryland. • An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Rush Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan. • A town in Sibley County, Minnesota. • An unincorporated community in Webster County, Missouri. • A city in York County, Nebraska. • A city in Clark County, Nevada. • A town and census-designated place therein, in Jefferson County, New York. • A city, the county seat of Vance County, North Carolina. • A city, the county seat of Chester County, Tennessee. • A city, the county seat of Rusk County, Texas. • An unincorporated community and former town in Mason County, West Virginia. • A number of other townships, listed under Henderson Township. • A town in Buenos Aires province, Argentina. • A suburb in the west of Auckland, New Zealand. • A suburb of Perth in the City of Cockburn, Western Australia.