Renshaw (surname)

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Renshaw
Family Name

Meaning "Ren-wood"
Region of origin England
Related names Renshae, Ravenshaw, Rainshaw
Popularity Behind the Name 
Wikipedia articles All pages beginning with Renshaw

Renshaw is an Olde English locational surname for a village in the area of Prestbury, Cheshire that disappeared before the 17th Century. The suffix -shaw means "wood". The earliest variant spelling Renshae is dated 1561. Other variants include Ravenshaw and Rainshaw. Renshaw is uncommon as a given name.[1]

People with the surname include:

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  1. ^ Surname: Renshaw. surnamedb.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-09.

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