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Colensa Surname Definition:

The last part of these names would seem to be the same with that of Boskenso in Mawnan, and, if so, they may be from col-enys, the island ridge. Colenso, &c., are however more probably Cornish forms of Collins, a name derived from Nicholas.

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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

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The last part of these names would seem to be the same with that of Boskenso in Mawnan, and, if so, they may be from col-enys, the island ridge. Colenso, &c., are however more probably Cornish forms of Collins, a name derived from Nicholas.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

COLENSE, COLENSO, COLENSOE, CLENSO, CLENSOE: The last part of these names would seem to be the same with that of Boskenso in Mawnan, and, if so, they may be from col-enys, the island ridge. Colenso, &c., are however more probably Cornish forms of Collins, a name derived from Nicholas.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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