Surname · also Old English

Hanbury

“descendant of Ainmhire”

Hanbury is a surname from Old English, ultimately from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Hanbury goes back to Irish Ó hAinmhire, meaning “descendant of Ainmhire.”

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Where it comes from

Hanbury comes from Old English, and ultimately from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Irish Ó hAinmhire (“descendant of Ainmhire”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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