Ainsley
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Habitational surname for someone from Annesley, Nottinghamshire or Ansley, Warwickshire, both from Old English anne (“alone, solitary”) or ānsetl (“hermitage”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ainsley (countable and uncountable, plural Ainsleys)
- A surname from Old English.
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ainsley is the 37076th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 602 individuals. Ainsley is most common among White (84.22%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ainsley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 16.