The hensley Surname
hensley Name Meaning and History
- probably a habitational name from either of two places in Devon: Hensley in East Worlington, which is named with the Old English personal name Heahmund + Old English leah ‘(woodland) clearing’, or Hensleigh in Tiverton, which is named from Old English hengest ‘stallion’ (or the Old English personal name Hengest) + leah.
- possibly also a variant of Hemsley.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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