# Salisbury (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,038 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,768 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 23,680 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (12,581 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsɑlz.bɛɹ.i/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English Saresbury, from Old English *Searesbyriġ, Searobyriġ, Searoburh, from searu (“armor”) via folk etymology + byriġ, burh (“stronghold”), partial translation of British Latin Sorviodūnum, Sorbiodōnum, from *sorwjo-, *sorbjo- of unknown Celtic origin, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow”) (compare Proto-Celtic *srutom (“a stream”)) + Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”). Dissimilation of -r- to -l- is the result of influence from Salesbury in Lancashire, from sealh (“willow”) + burh (“stronghold”). The naming of the village in New Brunswick is not entirely certain. It may be named after explorer John Salusbury (1707 - 1762) or after Salisbury in England. The civil parish in New Brunswick is named after the village.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Salisbury 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Salisbury in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Salisbury

- Richard Anthony Salisbury, British botanist and gardener (1761-1829)
- Edwin Salisbury, American rower (1910–1986)
- Benjamin Salisbury, American actor
- Monroe Salisbury, actor (1876-1935)
- Harrison Salisbury, American journalist (1908–1993)
- Edward James Salisbury, British botanist, ecologist, university lecturer and director of Kew gardens (1886-1978)
- Cheryl Salisbury, Australian association football player
- James H. Salisbury, American physician (1823-1905)

## Similar surnames

Salsbury, Saulsberry, Saulsbury, Schlossberg, Salsgiver, Sulzberger.

## 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.