Tenley Family History
Tenley Name Meaning
English: habitational name possibly from Tineley in Northumberland thought to be named with Old English tind ‘tine spike’ + lēah ‘forest clearing’ or possibly from Teenley in Yorkshire which is recorded in 1538 as Tyndeley and may be named as ‘burnt (Middle English tend) clearing’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022