Hensley Family History
Hensley Name Meaning
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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Name Distribution of Hensley Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Hensley families
 258 - 514  87 - 257 |
 1 - 86  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Hensley families
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61 - 119 21 - 60 |
1 - 20 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Hensley Family Origin
Hensley Immigration Information
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Hensley Family Occupations
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