Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
SALISBURY
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
SALISBURY. SALUSBURY. Edward de Sarisberie, sometimes called Edward Yicecomes, was a great tenant in chief in "Wiltshire and other counties, at the making of Domesday. He was a younger sou of Walter de Evreux (Devereux)— one of the few instances, in those early times, of a Norman family Avith a Saxon name. See Hutchins' Dorset. Ellis's Introd. Domesd. The baronet's family are descended from Adam de Salusbury, who is said to have been captain of the castle of Denbigh, at a period little subsequent to the Noi-man Conquest, inasmuch as his great-grandson, .John Salusbury of Llewenny, co. Denbigh, died 18. Edward I. Courthope's Debrett.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English