Sauerman Family History

Sauerman Surname Meaning

Americanized form of German Sauermann and a variant of the same Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname: variant of Sauer ‘sour’ formed with Middle High German man German Mann ‘man’. In Jewish families it is mainly artificial assigned at random by Austrian clerks. Compare Saurman 1 and Jewish Zorman.

Altered form of North German Sauermann: topographic name from Middle Low German suder sūr ‘southern to the south of a point’ for someone living south of a settlement. Compare Saurman.

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

Similar surnames: Saurman, Mauerman, Saucerman, Lauerman, Sturman, Waterman, Sherman, Laderman, Suderman, Dauberman

1K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
189	Military Records
191	Immigration Records
1K	Census and Voter Lists
1K	Member Trees

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Where is the Sauerman family from?

You can see how Sauerman families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sauerman family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Sauerman families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there was 1 Sauerman family living in London. This was 100% of all the recorded Sauerman's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Sauerman families in 1891.

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What did your Sauerman ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Machinist and Clerk were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Sauerman. 22% of Sauerman men worked as a Machinist and 25% of Sauerman women worked as a Clerk. Some less common occupations for Americans named Sauerman were Laborer and Dressmaker.

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Machinist

22%

Clerk

22%

New worker

15%

Laborer

15%

Clerk

25%

Housewife

25%

Laundress

17%

Dressmaker

17%

What Sauerman family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 1K census records available for the last name Sauerman. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Sauerman census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 191 immigration records available for the last name Sauerman. 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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Military Records

There are 189 military records available for the last name Sauerman. For the veterans among your Sauerman ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Sauerman lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2003, in the United States, Sauerman life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1988, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Sauerman in 1962 was 75, and 69 in 2003.

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Sauerman Surname Meaning

Altered form of North German Sauermann: topographic name from Middle Low German suder sūr ‘southern to the south of a point’ for someone living south of a settlement. Compare Saurman.

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

Where is the Sauerman family from?

What did your Sauerman ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

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

Machinist

22%

Clerk

22%

New worker

15%

Laborer

15%

Clerk

25%

Housewife

25%

Laundress

17%

Dressmaker

17%

What Sauerman family records will you find?

What is the average Sauerman lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2003, in the United States, Sauerman life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1988, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Sauerman in 1962 was 75, and 69 in 2003.

Sauerman Family History

Sauerman Surname Meaning

5,000 record(s) for Sauerman

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Where is the Sauerman family from?

What did your Sauerman ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

What Sauerman family records will you find?

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What is the average Sauerman lifespan?

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Sauerman Surname Meaning

5,000 record(s) for Sauerman

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Where is the Sauerman family from?

What did your Sauerman ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

What Sauerman family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Sauerman family history

What is the average Sauerman lifespan?

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the Sauerman family tree

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