The name Haislip is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is a product of when the family lived in the parish of Hanslope, in the county of Buckinghamshire.
The surname Haislip was first found in Buckinghamshire, where the family held a family seat from ancient times.
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The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Haislip has been spelled many different ways, including Hanslip, Hanslape, Handslip, Hamslape, Haislip and others.
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In the United States, the name Haislip is the 14,049th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]
Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Haislips to arrive in North America: Henry Hanslip, who sailed to Philadelphia, Pa. in 1880.