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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Old English personal name *Heþin + -s- + healh (“corner, angle, nook”).
Proper noun
Henshaw (countable and uncountable, plural Henshaws)
- A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY765645).
- A suburb of Yeadon, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2040).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Henshaw is the 7021st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4765 individuals. Henshaw is most common among White (90.54%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Henshaw”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 165.
