Sainsbury

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from the village of Saintbury, in Gloucestershire, recorded in the 12^th century as Seynesbury, from the Old English personal name Sǣwine + byriġ (“fortified place”).

Proper noun

Sainsbury (plural Sainsburys)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sainsbury is the 29502^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 800 individuals. Sainsbury is most common among White (93.38%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sainsbury”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.