Sada Family History

Spanish (of Basque origin): Castilianized variant of Basque Zare, a habitational name from Zare, a town in Navarre. Southern Italian: derivative of the Arabic personal name Sa?ad, meaning ‘good fortune’, ‘prosperity’ (see Saad). Japanese: variously written, usually with characters meaning ‘help’ and ‘rice paddy’, and more usually pronounced ‘sata’. It is a common place name throughout Japan. Some bearers of the surname have Minamoto connections. Polish: occupational name for a fruit grower or topographic name for someone who lived by an orchard, from a derivative of Polish sad ‘orchard’ or sadzic ‘to plant’. Polish (Sada): occupational name for a court official, from Polish sadzic ‘to judge’ or sad ‘court of justice’.

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