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Hensall Family History

Hensall Surname Meaning

From Hensall (WR Yorks) which is recorded as Hetheneshale in 1305. The place-name derives from the Old Scandinavian personal name Heðinn (genitive Heðinns) + Old English halh ‘nook corner of land’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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