Henslee Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Long before computers fixed spellings, Henslee and Hensley were used side by side. In origin, the name means “Hēahmund's clearing”. Spelled with “e” instead of “y”, Henslee shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Hensly and Hensleigh.

Henslee ranked 15,201 in the 2010 US Census, with 1,938 people answering to the name. It sits among the 25,000 most common last names in the country.

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