Ansley

• (female given name) Anslee

From Old English ānsetl (“hermitage”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .

Ansley (countable and uncountable, plural Ansleys)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2991).
   2. An unincorporated community in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States.
   3. A township and village therein, in Custer County, Nebraska, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
3. (countable) A female given name transferred from the surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ansley is the 9038^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3615 individuals. Ansley is most common among White (74.63%) and Black/African American (20.39%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ansley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 43.

• Nealys, Slaney, enlays, sanely