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
School 406
Farm Labourer 44
Cotton Weaver 40
Coal Miner Hewer 25
General Servant (domestic) 24
Labourer 23
General Labourer 21
Farmer 20
General Servant Domestic 18
Private Means 18
Domestic Servant 17
None 17
Housekeeper 15
Weaver 15
Carter 14
Dressmaker 13
House Wife 13
Blacksmith 13
Cook (domestic) 12
House Keeper 12
At School 11
At Home 11
Weaver (cotton) 11
Weaver Cotton 11
Old Age Pensioner 11

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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