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Sarratt Surname Meaning

Altered form of French Sarot, a variant of Saraud: from the ancient Germanic personal name Sarwald composed of the elements sar ‘cuirass armor’ and wald ‘power authority’. Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t. Compare Sarrett, Surratt, and Surrett.

English: habitational name from Sarratt (Hertfordshire), perhaps from an otherwise unattested Middle English saret, seret, siret ‘dry place’. English: from a pet form (with the diminutive suffix -et, -ot) of the Middle English female personal name Sarre (see Sara). In the 18th and 19th centuries, the name may sometimes have been altered to Syrett.

English: possibly from the rare Middle English personal name Saret, Seret (Old English Sǣrǣd, from sǣ ‘sea’ + rǣd ‘counsel’). Its survival as a hereditary surname, however, is unknown.

English: variant of Syrett. English: possibly a variant of Sherrard.

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


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You can see how Sarratt families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sarratt family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sarratt families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 16 Sarratt families living in London. This was about 13% of all the recorded Sarratt's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Sarratt families in 1891.
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What did your Sarratt ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Sarratt. 85% of Sarratt women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    85%
  • Private Means
    16%

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Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Sarratt life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1970. The average life expectancy for Sarratt in 1948 was 55, and 72 in 2004.

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