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
Living On Own Means 113
General Labourer 102
Dress Maker 70
General Servant Domestic 66
Scholar 57
Agricultural Labourer 51
Cook Domestic 46
Farmer 46
Housemaid Domestic 32
Gardener Domestic 31
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 30
Carpenter 27
Domestic Servant 27
School 25
Bricklayer 24
Bricklayer Labourer 24
Charwoman 23
Laundress Wash 22
House Keeper Domestic 21
Tailoress 20
Coal Miner Hewer 20
House Painter 18
Farmers Son 18
Servant Domestic 16
Blacksmith 16

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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