Sager Surname
Approximately 39,425 people bear this surname
Sager Surname Definition:
Occup 'a sawyer.' Anglo-Saxon saga, a saw. Yorkshire dialect sager, a sawyer. (2) Bapt. 'the son of Sagar' (v. Seager). This must be looked upon as the chief parent.
Richard le Saghiere, Close Rolls, 21 Edward III, pt.
Simon Sagher 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameSager Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,260 | 1:25,418 | 3,205 |
| Libya | 9,367 | 1:667 | 138 |
| Germany | 4,048 | 1:19,888 | 2,628 |
| Switzerland | 1,816 | 1:4,523 | 670 |
| India | 1,228 | 1:624,646 | 29,801 |
| Philippines | 1,170 | 1:86,528 | 15,022 |
| Canada | 1,070 | 1:34,435 | 4,422 |
| Iraq | 1,053 | 1:33,259 | 1,532 |
| Argentina | 974 | 1:43,884 | 3,707 |
| Turkey | 825 | 1:94,329 | 8,367 |
| France | 463 | 1:143,462 | 22,124 |
| Lebanon | 420 | 1:13,422 | 1,877 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Sweden | 283 | 1:34,794 | 2,822 |
| England | 270 | 1:206,363 | 17,844 |
| Austria | 268 | 1:31,774 | 5,119 |
| Australia | 265 | 1:101,871 | 11,478 |
| Pakistan | 229 | 1:780,104 | 11,203 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Brazil | 140 | 1:1,529,102 | 50,957 |
| Denmark | 82 | 1:68,838 | 6,869 |
| New Zealand | 67 | 1:67,587 | 10,255 |
| Syria | 67 | 1:288,075 | 4,452 |
| Norway | 48 | 1:107,131 | 14,344 |
| Indonesia | 45 | 1:2,938,871 | 165,726 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Czechia | 20 | 1:531,673 | 54,411 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| United Arab Emirates | 16 | 1:572,642 | 23,583 |
| Poland | 15 | 1:2,533,917 | 108,409 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Yemen | 11 | 1:2,402,299 | 14,089 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Montenegro | 9 | 1:71,063 | 3,870 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 424 | 1:57,489 | 6,779 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,501 | 1:20,079 | 2,537 |
The alternate forms: Säger (887), Ságer (20) & Šager (18) are calculated separately.
Sager (5,593) may also be a first name.
Sager Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Occup 'a sawyer.' Anglo-Saxon saga, a saw. Yorkshire dialect sager, a sawyer. (2) Bapt. 'the son of Sagar' (v. Seager). This must be looked upon as the chief parent.
Richard le Saghiere, Close Rolls, 21 Edward III, pt.
Simon Sagher 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Saghher, 1379: ibid.
1621. Buried — Temperance, d. Mathew Sager: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Robert Sagar, of Billington, 1632: Wills at Chester.
Richard Sagar, of Padiham, 1648: ibid.
(Scandinavian and N.Eng.) Sawyer [sager is a North. Dialectal word, from sage (g hard), a saw-Old Norse sag, sög = Old English saga: cp.Ger. säger, sawyer] (Teutonic) v. Segar, Seger1.
Cp. Sayer.
(English) Descendant of Sagar (sea, spear); one who sawed timber into boards.
Sagar, or Segar as it is infrequently spelt, is a name characteristic of the Burnley district. The Rev. Charles Sagar was master of Blackburn School in 1655 (A.). In the 13th century Segar or Sigar was a name found in Bucks, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Wilts, etc. (H. R.).
Sager Demographics
Average Sager Salary in
United States
$44,366 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sager Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sager Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sager (Arabic: ساجر, Hindi: सागर, Marathi: सागर, Russian: Сагер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Säger, Ságer or Šager. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sager? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 14,136th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 184,846 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Sager reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sager is also the 89,573rd most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 5,593 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 14,260 people, or 1 in 25,418. In The United States Sager is primarily concentrated in: California, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States Sager is found in 74 countries. It is also common in Libya, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.
Sager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sager has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sager last name increased 570 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 36 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sager Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Sunni (64%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Sager last name are 34.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.89% being registered with the party.
The amount Sager earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.6% more than the national average, earning 351,614 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.93% less than the national average, earning R 88,104 per year; in United States they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $44,366 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $51,333 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sager Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sager in the Marathi language | ||
| सागर | sagara | 94.22 |
| सागेर | sagera | 2.73 |
| सगर | sagara | 1.61 |
| सगीर | sagira | 0.48 |
| वागे | vage | 0.16 |
| साने | sane | 0.16 |
| Sager in the Hindi language | ||
| सागर | sagara | 67.5 |
| सगीर | sagira | 13.75 |
| सगेर | sagera | 11.25 |
| सागेर | sagera | 2.5 |
| सागिर | sagira | 1.25 |
| शागीर | sagira | 1.25 |
| शगीर | sagira | 1.25 |
| Sager in the Russian language | ||
| Сагер | sager | - |
| Sager in the Arabic language | ||
| ساجر | sajr | - |
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