The ansley Surname
ansley Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from such places as Ansley in
Warwickshire or Annesley in Nottinghamshire. The former is named with
Old English ansetl ‘hermitage’ + leah ‘woodland
clearing’; the latter with an Old English personal name An
(‘the solitary one’) + leah. In some cases the American
surname may be a respelling of Scottish Ainslie.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Joseph A. Ansley, Cuba and Philadelphia |
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| Mary Ansley1782 PA | Michelle Lackey-Dawson | 5 |
| Ansley surname | Mary Helen Barksdale Bradford | 2 |
| Thomas W. Ansley | Kelli Ansley Davis | 3 |
| ANSLEY kinfolk in Jacksonville/Sneads Ferry, NC | Lorraine | 5 |
| ANSLEY Joe Michael 1949-1973 |
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| Betty Lou Dehl Ansley of Ohio & Florida |
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| Sallie Reid Batts Ansley 1888-1968 |
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