Beanslie is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 8 characters long in length.
Is the variant of Bensley. Most persons of the name trace back to Norfolk and Suffolk, and there is a tradition of Danish descent. The name is certainly found in Sweden. The celebrated Benzelius, Archbishop of Upsal, derived his surname from the village of Benzely near that city. (V. Gorton and Watkins). In Domesday we have a Benzelinus, apparently a follower of the Conqueror, and as the forms Benesle, Bensleyn, etc., are used indiscriminately, there is little doubt of these names coming from a com mon Scandinavian source. The name is found in 28 forms of spelling.
Beanslie is form of Bensley. Most persons of the name trace back to Norfolk and Suffolk, and there is a tradition of Danish descent. The name is certainly found in Sweden. The celebrated Benzelius, Archbishop of Upsal, derived his surname from the village of Benzely near that city. (V. Gorton and Watkins). In Domesday we have a Benzelinus, apparently a follower of the Conqueror, and as the forms Benesle, Bensleyn, etc., are used indiscriminately, there is little doubt of these names coming from a com mon Scandinavian source. The name is found in 28 forms of spelling.