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![Show Contents]() Ansor Surname History
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Early Origins of the Ansor familyThe surname Ansor was first found in Staffordshire where the Edensors were originally found. Many of the family moved to Norfolk where the name was more commonly spelt Ensor and held Rolesby Hall from early times. 1 Two references claims that Edensor, a village in Derbyshire is also a likely an ancient homestead of the family. 1 2 One of the first records of the name was Adam de Ednesovere who was listed in the Assize Rolls in 1247. 2 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list Richard de Edensore in Cambridgeshire. 3 Early History of the Ansor familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ansor research. Another 144 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1077, 1173, 1415, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1570 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Ansor History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ansor Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Endesore, Endasour, Endsour, Endasore, Endsaw, Endesaw, Endasaw, Endshaw, Endshore, Enshore, Enshaw, Ensor, Enser and many more. Early Notables of the Ansor familyMore information is included under the topic Early Ansor Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Ansor familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
| Contemporary Notables of the name Ansor (post 1700) | + |
- William Ansor (1961-2015), known by his ring names "Nature Boy" and Buddy Landel, an American professional wrestler
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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