Onsley is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Onsley
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning:

Onsley is form of the Onslow. The earl of Onslow's family "were seated at Onslow in Shropshire as far back as the time of Richard I., and probably much earlier." Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men. The punning motto of this ancient house: Festina lente, ON SLOW! is probably one of the happiest conceits of its kind.

Family name Onsley is variant form of Anslow. A township in county of Stafford.

How popular is Onsley?

Onsley is ranked 6063536 on our list.

Onsley is an uncommon surname, few people in Australia have the family name and might have roots in Australia. So far only 10 people have been found who wears Onsley as their surname. Few people around the world have Onsley as their surname. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
146,780 Australia6

Immigrants to US

From Germany

Farmer Nicholas Onsley from Germany aboard the City Of Antwerp from Liverpool & Queenstown. He is registered to be 43 years old when he arrived in United States on September 28, 1868. 34 years old Sven Onsley, 19 years old Wills Onsley, are others that migrated to US.

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