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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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sadler Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sadler family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,241
Agricultural Labourer 149
General Labourer 99
Domestic Servant 67
Dress Maker 65
Living On Own Means 65
Labourer 55
Coal Miner 50
Farmer 48
General Servant Domestic 47
Farm Labourer 46
Laundress 46
General Servant 37
Living On Her Own Means 36
Gardener 32
Carpenter 31
General Domestic Servant 29
Clerk 27
Farm Servant 24
Errand Boy 22
Grocer 22
Tailoress 22
Blacksmith 21
House Keeper 18
Cook Domestic Servant 17

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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