Ainsley
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Habitational surname for someone from Annesley, Nottinghamshire or Ansley, Warwickshire, both from Old English anne (“alone, solitary”) or ānsetl (“hermitage”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ainsley (countable and uncountable, plural Ainsleys)
- A surname from Old English.
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ainsley is the 37076th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 602 individuals. Ainsley is most common among White (84.22%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ainsley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 16.
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- English surnames from Old English
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- English female given names
- English female given names from surnames
- English unisex given names
- English unisex given names from surnames
- English terms suffixed with -leigh