Sansbury Surname

222,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Sansbury Surname Definition:

V. Sainsbury.

Sansbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3921:260,38724,582
England2101:265,32421,048
Australia811:333,28028,364
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Wales321:96,7047,743
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man561:969154
England551:443,18925,511
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2291:219,29618,666

Sansbury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Sainsbury.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Generally Samsbury formerly. Possibly derived from the village of Samlesbury in Lancashire. The Samsburys were owners of Ronaldsway before the Christians.

The name is much less common than formerly.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Sansbury Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sansbury is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sansbury? popularity and diffusion

Sansbury is the 222,575th most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,980,091 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Sansbury live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Sansbury is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,392 people, or 1 in 260,387. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: South Carolina, where 25 percent are found, Maryland, where 10 percent are found and North Carolina, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Sansbury exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Sansbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sansbury has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 608 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 382 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sansbury Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sansbury surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sansbury earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 2.03% more than the national average, earning R 242,460 per year; in United States they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning $44,086 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $51,334 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sainsbury946,273/
Saunsbury9412/
Sansburry948/
Shansbury940/
Sainsbuury891/
Sainsburry890/
Samsbury881/
Jansbury881/
Sainsbory821/
Sonnsbury820/
Sounsbury820/

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