Henshaw

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Henshall, Hinshaw

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Heþin + -s- + healh (“corner, angle, nook”).

Proper noun

Henshaw (countable and uncountable, plural Henshaws)

1. A village and civil parish of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY765645).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Henshaw is the 7021^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4765 individuals. Henshaw is most common among White (90.54%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Henshaw”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 165.

Anagrams

• Hanshew