Renshaw (surname)

Renshaw is an Old 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:

• Birdsey Renshaw (1911–1948), American neuroscientist
• Deborah Renshaw (born 1975), American racing driver
• Ernest Renshaw (1861–1899), English tennis player
• Graham Renshaw FRSE (1872–1952) British physician and aviculturist
• Jack Renshaw (1909–1987), Australian politician
• Kate Renshaw (born 1980), Australian play therapist
• Kenneth Renshaw, American violinist
• Mark Renshaw (born 1982), Australian cyclist
• Matthew Renshaw (born 1996), Australian cricketer
• Molly Renshaw (born 1996), English swimmer
• Peter Renshaw, British creative learning consultant
• Richard T. Renshaw (1822–1879), American naval officer
• Samuel Renshaw (1892–1981), American psychologist
• Sharyn Renshaw, Australian lawn bowls player
• Walter Charles Renshaw (1840–1922), British barrister, archaeologist, and genealogist
• William Renshaw (disambiguation), several people