Hensman Family History
Hensman Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English hengestman late Middle English hensman hinsman probably originally having the sense ‘a servant who tends horses a groom’ (Old English Middle English hengest ‘stallion’ + man(n) ‘servant’) but also in late Middle English ‘an attendant of a high-ranking person on ceremonial occasions’ (such as a banner-bearer or page of honour). Americanized form of North German Hensmann: cognate of Hansmann .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022