Henstridge Family History
Henstridge Name Meaning
from Henstridge (Somerset) which is recorded as Hengesterich in 1086 or perhaps Henstridge in Hartland (Devon) which is recorded as Hengestridge in 1566. The place-names derive from Old English hengest ‘stallion’ + hrycg ‘ridge’. There is also a Henstridge in Berrynarbour (Devon) but this is not on record before the 19th century and is unlikely to be a source for the surname.
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016