Sainsbury Surname

77,946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Sainsbury Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Saint(s)bury (Glouc.) [This is stated to be the Domesday Suineberie, which ought to yield a mod. ‘Swinberry,’ i.e. Swine- Hill (the Yorks Swine e.g. was Suine in Domesday-Book); but the tradition in Glouc. is that the place was ‘Swein’s Camp,’ and there are ancient intrenchments which the inhabitants call ‘Castle Bank.

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Sainsbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4381:22,8543,191
Australia1,6311:16,5522,327
United States1,0281:352,58731,585
Canada4071:90,5309,953
New Zealand2551:17,7583,115
Wales2191:14,1301,554
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Scotland511:104,9777,051
France351:1,897,792163,564
Belize251:14,2191,533
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4681:16,6042,422
Wales761:20,6371,193
Isle of Man101:5,427530
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Sainsbury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Saint(s)bury (Glouc.) [This is stated to be the Domesday Suineberie, which ought to yield a mod. ‘Swinberry,’ i.e. Swine- Hill (the Yorks Swine e.g. was Suine in Domesday-Book); but the tradition in Glouc. is that the place was ‘Swein’s Camp,’ and there are ancient intrenchments which the inhabitants call ‘Castle Bank.’ A transition from ‘Sweinsburg’ to ‘Sainsbury’ is, however, difficult to credit. The -t- in one form of the name is doubtless the common post-n dental intrusion; but it occurs early] “Regin. de Seintsburie lived 31 H. II.”— Fosbrooke, Hist. Glouc., ii. 328.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably from Saintbury, a parish in co. Gloucester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Saintbury; a location name in Worcestershire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sainsbury Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sainsbury Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sainsbury is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sainsbury click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sainsbury? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 77,946th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,161,732 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Sainsbury reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 2,438 people, or 1 in 22,854. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 15 percent live, Hampshire, where 9 percent live and Wiltshire, where 7 percent live. Other than England this surname exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Sainsbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sainsbury has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Sainsbury surname expanded 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,658 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 288 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 12 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sainsbury Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sainsbury last name are 19.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.22% registered with the party.

The amount Sainsbury earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.63% more than the national average, earning R 379,332 per year; in United States they earn 16.63% more than the national average, earning $50,324 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.01% less than the national average, earning $49,181 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sainsbuury951/
Sainsburry950/
Sansbury941,831/
Saunsbury8912/
Sansburry898/
Sainsbory891/
Shansbury890/
Samsbury821/
Jansbury821/
Sounsbury780/

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