Proper noun
A habitational surname from Old English.
A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3259).
Source: en.wiktionary.orgFor Charles Tansley had been saying (she looked up as if she expected to hear the crash of books on the floor above) that people don’t read Scott any more. Source: Internet
Tansley (1935) Tansley regarded ecosystems not simply as natural units, but as mental isolates. Source: Internet