Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
DISNEY
There are approximately 1,379 people named Disney in the UK. That makes it the 5,870th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 22 are named Disney.
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
DizneyDisnny
Disny
Disneys
D'Isney
Disnie
Disne
Disneye
Disneya
Disnay
Disn
Disnes
Diseny
Dissne
Disnea
Disneay
Disine
Disneey
Disnei
Disnew
Disnee
The Disney surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Nor. Fr.) Anciently written D'Isney or D'Eisney, and originally De Isigney, from Isigney, a small village near Bayeaux, in Normandy.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
DISNEY. " Disney, alias De Iseney, he dwelleth at Diseney, and of his name and line be gentilmcn of Fraunce," says Leland, speaking of Norton-Disney, co. Lincoln. The surname appears in the various lists called the Roll of Battel Abbey, and the family came, it would aipear, from Isigni, near Bayeux, a small town, famous at present for its butter.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.