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Renshaw
Renshaw may refer to:
- USS Renshaw, several US Navy ships with this name
- Renshaw (surname), people with the surname Renshaw
Renshaw (surname)
Renshaw is an Olde English locational surname for a village in the area of Prestbury, Cheshire that disappeared before the 17th Century. The suffix -shaw means "wood". The earliest variant spelling Renshae is dated 1561. Other variants include Ravenshaw and Rainshaw. Renshaw is uncommon as a given name.
Notable persons with that surname include:
- Deborah Renshaw (born 1975), American racing driver
- Ernest Renshaw (1861–1899), English tennis player
- Jack Renshaw (1909–1987), Australian politician
- Mark Renshaw (born 1982), Australian cyclist
- Richard T. Renshaw (1822–1879), American naval officer
- Samuel Renshaw (1892–1981), American psychologist
- William Renshaw (disambiguation), several people