Given name & surname

Hinshaw

“corner, angle, nook”

Hinshaw is a surname.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Hinshaw is a form of Henshaw. Henshaw goes back to a word meaning “corner, angle, nook.”

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Where it comes from

Hinshaw is a form of Henshaw. Henshaw comes from Old English.

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Hinshaw’s family of names

In English usage, Hinshaw as a surname has a related form in HENSHAW.

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