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Sadler Family History

Sadler Surname Meaning

English, Scottish, and German: occupational name for a maker or seller of saddles from Middle English sadeler(e) ‘saddler’ or an agent derivative of Middle High German and Middle Low German sadel ‘saddle’. The name has also been established in Ireland since the 16th century.

In North America, this surname has also absorbed other German variants (see Sattler and Sedler) and cognates from other languages e.g. Polish Siedlarz and Czech Sedlář.

Other forms include Slovak Sedlár, Slovenian, and Croatian Sedlar. Compare Saddler.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Sadler family from?

You can see how Sadler families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sadler family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sadler families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 1,295 Sadler families living in London. This was about 17% of all the recorded Sadler's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Sadler families in 1891.
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What did your Sadler ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Sadler. 8% of Sadler men worked as a General Labourer and 68% of Sadler women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Sadler were Gardener and Private Means.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    8%
  • Builders Labourer
    6%
  • Bricklayer
    4%
  • Gardener
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    68%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Private Means
    2%

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Passenger Lists

There are 17,000 immigration records available for the last name Sadler. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 27,000 military records available for the last name Sadler. For the veterans among your Sadler ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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