# Disney (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/disney/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Old French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,631 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,006 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 85,030 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.9% (3,495 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɪzni/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

English surname of Norman origin, from Old French de (“of, from”) + Isigny (a place in Calvados). For the placename, see Isigny-sur-Mer. In modern use, it is also derived from the name of Walt Disney, whose surname has the aforementioned origin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Disney in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Disney in the United States.

## People named Disney

- Walt Disney, American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder
- Roy O. Disney, American businessman and producer, co-founder of The Walt Disney Company (1893–1971)
- Lillian Disney, American artist and philanthropist (1899–1997)
- Melissa Disney, American voice actress
- Abigail Disney, American film producer

## Similar surnames

Dixson, Dishon, Diskin, Dixon, Dawson, Dickson, Dugan, Duggan, Dyson, Dizon, Deason, Deegan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.