Renshaw Family History
Renshaw Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Renishaw in Eckington (Derbyshire) from the Middle English personal name Reynold + shau(e) ‘copse wood’ (Old English sceaga). The surname forms sometimes show confusion either between the Middle English elements -shau(e) ‘wood’ and -hale ‘nook’ or with another placename that has not yet been identified.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022