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Disney Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): habitational name, with the preposition d(e), for someone from Isigny in Calvados, France, named from the Romano-Gallic personal name Isinius (a Latinized form of Gaulish Isina) + the locative suffix -acum.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Dabney, Binney, Darney, Downey, Dolney, Gosney, Viney, Sidney, Sisney

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Disney Family Origin

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Disney Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    50%

  • Carpenter

    13%

  • Labourer

    13%

  • School

    13%

In 1881, the most common Disney occupation in Canada was Farmer. 50% of Disney's were Farmers. Farmer, Carpenter and Labourer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Disney. A less common occupation for the Disney family was School.

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