Find out how popular the last name Saulsby is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Saulsby.

Saulsby, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Saulsby surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Saulsby in America

Saulsby is the 112568th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Saulsby surname appeared 156 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Saulsby.

We can also compare 2010 data for Saulsby to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Saulsby

The surname SAULSBY is of English origin, derived from a locational name for someone who came from the area of Sawley or Saulby in Derbyshire. The name is thought to have originated in the late 11th century or early 12th century.

The name is believed to be derived from the Old English words "salh" meaning a willow and "by" meaning a farmstead or village. This suggests the original bearers of the name lived near a settlement where willows grew in abundance.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Feet of Fines for Yorkshire in 1202, where a Robert de Sauley is mentioned. The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 also contain a reference to a Roger de Salebi from Nottinghamshire.

In the 14th century, the SAULSBY spelling variation began to appear more frequently in records. The Subsidy Rolls of Staffordshire in 1327 list a William de Saulesbi, while the Poll Tax Returns of Yorkshire from 1379 include a John Saulsby.

Notable individuals with the SAULSBY surname include Richard Saulsby (c.1640-1692), an English clergyman and writer who served as the vicar of Bamburgh in Northumberland. Another was John Saulsby (1760-1825), a British naval officer who served during the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars.

In the 19th century, William Saulsby (1826-1908) was a successful businessman and entrepreneur from Nottinghamshire who founded the Saulsby Company, a manufacturer of agricultural machinery. His son, also named William Saulsby (1858-1932), took over the family business and expanded its operations.

Another notable figure was Edith Saulsby (1876-1961), an English novelist and children's writer who published several popular works, including "The Little Woodsman" and "The Woodlanders" series.

While the SAULSBY name has its roots in England, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through immigration to countries like the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Saulsby

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Saulsby.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Saulsby was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Saulsby has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Saulsby was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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