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Meaning | "Ren-wood" |
Region of origin | England |
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Variant form(s) | Renshae, Ravenshaw, Rainshaw |
Renshaw is an Old 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]
Notable persons with that surname include: