Ainsley

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Habitational surname for someone from Annesley, Nottinghamshire or Ansley, Warwickshire, both from Old English anne (“alone, solitary”) or ānsetl (“hermitage”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪnzli/

Proper noun

Ainsley (countable and uncountable, plural Ainsleys)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Statistics

  • 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.

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