1: English (Hampshire): probably a variant of Heanes with loss of initial H- itself a variant of Heane with post-medieval excrescent -s a nickname from Middle English hen(e) heine ‘poor [...]
1: English (Hampshire): probably a variant of Heanes with loss of initial H- itself a variant of Heane with post-medieval excrescent -s a nickname from Middle English hen(e) heine ‘poor [...]