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There are approximately 6,994 people named Salisbury in the UK. That makes it the 1,532nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 111 are named Salisbury.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

Related and similar surnames

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The Salisbury surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SALISBURY. SALUSBURY. Edward de Sarisberie, sometimes called Edward Yicecomes, was a great tenant in chief in "Wiltshire and other counties, at the making of Domesday. He was a younger sou of Walter de Evreux (Devereux)— one of the few instances, in those early times, of a Norman family Avith a Saxon name. See Hutchins' Dorset. Ellis's Introd. Domesd. The baronet's family are descended from Adam de Salusbury, who is said to have been captain of the castle of Denbigh, at a period little subsequent to the Noi-man Conquest, inasmuch as his great-grandson, .John Salusbury of Llewenny, co. Denbigh, died 18. Edward I. Courthope's Debrett.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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