How common is the surname Salisbury?

13,038 people in the United States had the surname Salisbury in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,680 Americans. It ranked 2,768th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Salisbury?

Richard Anthony Salisbury, British botanist and gardener (1761-1829), followed by Edwin Salisbury.

Where is the surname Salisbury most common?

Wikidata records people named Salisbury in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Salisbury?

Salisbury is /ˈsɑlz.bɛɹ.i/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Salisbury getting more or less common?

More common. 12,581 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,038 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Salisbury

A surname, carried by 13,038 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈsɑlz.bɛɹ.i/ 3 syllables Soundex S421

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Salisbury is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

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.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,038 people named Salisbury in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,680 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,581.

#2,768

rank among US surnames

13,038

people in 2010

4.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #2,640)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,759	Willey	13,067	23,628
#2,760	Lassiter	13,066	23,630
#2,761	Willett	13,065	23,631
#2,762	Graff	13,058	23,644
#2,763	Bachman	13,057	23,646
#2,764	Barkley	13,051	23,657
#2,765	Blank	13,050	23,659

Who is named Salisbury

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Salisbury identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Salisburys

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Anthony Salisbury
British botanist and gardener (1761-1829)
Edwin Salisbury
American rower (1910–1986)
Benjamin Salisbury
American actor, born 1980
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, born 1974
James H. Salisbury
American physician (1823-1905)

Notable Salisburys come mostly from the United States (5), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Salisbury

Salisbury has the Soundex code S421, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S421.

Questions

Where does the surname Salisbury come from?: 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…
How common is the surname Salisbury?: 13,038 people in the United States had the surname Salisbury in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,680 Americans. It ranked 2,768th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Salisbury?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Salisbury identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Salisbury?: Richard Anthony Salisbury, British botanist and gardener (1761-1829), followed by Edwin Salisbury.
Where is the surname Salisbury most common?: Wikidata records people named Salisbury in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Salisbury?: Salisbury is /ˈsɑlz.bɛɹ.i/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Salisbury getting more or less common?: More common. 12,581 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,038 in 2010, up 3.6%.