Sainsbury Family History
Sainsbury Name Meaning
English (Wiltshire and Gloucestershire): habitational name from Saintbury (Gloucestershire) from the Old English personal name Sǣwine (genitive Sǣwines from Old English sǣ ‘sea’ + wine ‘friend’) + burg ‘fortified place’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022