Sadler Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Sadler Name Meaning: This is occupational for a 'saddle maker' or 'seller',old english 'sadol'.

Of english & German origin.Saddles & harnesses in general were made for horses.This occupation was concidered very important as horses provided the main sourse of transport in the medieval ages.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sadler Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sadler family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,013
Agricultural Labourer 201
Labourer 107
Domestic Servant 80
General Servant 53
Laundress 43
Farm Labourer 39
Dress Maker 34
Annuitant 32
House Keeper 24
Servant 24
Carpenter 23
Cook 21
Farm Servant 19
Nail Maker 19
Blacksmith 18
Gardener 18
Ag Labourer 16
Tailor 16
Nurse 16
Tailoress 16
Cabinet Maker 16
Farmer 15
Shoe Maker 15
Clerk 15

Sadler Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sadler 100% 53,269
2 Saddler 86% 4,937
3 Sudler 83% 238
4 Sadlier 86% 201
5 Saidler 86% 182
6 Sidler 83% 177
7 Sadlor 83% 116

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The surname Sadler is the most popular version of all its varients

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