Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
SALISBURY
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
SaylesSalisberry
Sailsbury
Sailisbury
Salisbary
Salisbbury
Saliisbury
Salisbeury
Salisbery
Salisbory
Salisabury
Salisbrury
Salisbruy
Sailesbury
Salisberie
Salesbury
Salasbury
Sailsbery
Sailsburry
Sailsbary
Salisbroy
Sailsberry
Salisbauy
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.