Salisbury Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Salisbury Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Salisbury family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 409
Agricultural Labourer 58
Cotton Weaver 55
Labourer 45
General Servant 33
Dress Maker 24
Domestic Servant 20
Tailor 17
House Keeper 13
Laundress 13
Nurse 12
Cotton Spinner 12
Farm Labourer 12
Servant 12
Shoe Maker 11
Carter 11
Annuitant 10
Cook 9
Farm Servant 9
Coal Miner 9
Dressmaker 8
Gardener 8
Carpenter 8
Cotton Winder 8
Porter 8

Salisbury Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Salisbury 100% 21,979
2 Salsbury 89% 3,450
3 Salesbury 89% 1,158
4 Sailsbury 78% 556
5 Salusbury 89% 475
6 Silsbury 78% 369
7 Solesbury 78% 309
8 Saulsbury 78% 203

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The surname Salisbury is the most popular version of all its varients

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