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Updated February 15, 2024

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How Popular Is The Name Hensley

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : probably a habitational name from either of two places in Devon: Hensley in East Worlington, which is named with the Old English personal name Hēahmund + Old English lēah ‘(woodland) clearing’, or Hensleigh in Tiverton, which is named from Old English hengest ‘stallion’ (or the Old English personal name Hengest) + lēah.
  • English : possibly also a variant of Hemsley.

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