Tansley
English
Etymology
From Old English tān (“twig, branch”) + -s- + lēah (“clearing, glade”).
Proper noun
Tansley (countable and uncountable, plural Tansleys)
- A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3259).
- A habitational surname, from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tansley is the 71678th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 272 individuals. Tansley is most common among White (89.71%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tansley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN