The wansley Surname
wansley Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from Wansley in Devon, named with the
Old English personal name Want + leah ‘woodland
clearing’, or from Hutton Wandesley in North Yorkshire, named with an
unattested Old English personal name (Wand or Wandel) +
leah. The latter seems the more likely source, the surname
having been concentrated in Lancashire in the late 19th century. Today
there are few if any bearers of the surname in the U.K.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| WANSLEY Fred L and Bernice |
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| WANSLEY Fannie Pearl 1893-1980 |
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| WANSLEY John A 1884-1956 |
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| RODIECK Mary Ann WANSLEY and Frank E |
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| EVANS Celestene WANSLEY and Floyd Lewis |
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| Fred LaGrande Wansley | Freddie Wansley Holcomb | 31 |
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