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 1,405
Agricultural Labourer 214
Domestic Servant 72
General Labourer 63
Laundress 63
General Servant 61
Labourer 58
Dress Maker 44
Farm Labourer 43
Annuitant 33
Coal Miner 25
Carpenter 22
General Domestic Servant 21
General Servant Domestic 21
Joiner 19
Farmers Son 19
No Occupation 18
Shoe Maker 18
House Keeper 17
Bricklayer 16
Clerk 16
Grocer 16
Tailor 16
Tailoress 16
Charwoman 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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