Sager Surname

14,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Libya

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.

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Sager Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,2601:25,4183,205
Libya9,3671:667138
Germany4,0481:19,8882,628
Switzerland1,8161:4,523670
India1,2281:624,64629,801
Philippines1,1701:86,52815,022
Canada1,0701:34,4354,422
Iraq1,0531:33,2591,532
Argentina9741:43,8843,707
Turkey8251:94,3298,367
France4631:143,46222,124
Lebanon4201:13,4221,877
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Sweden2831:34,7942,822
England2701:206,36317,844
Austria2681:31,7745,119
Australia2651:101,87111,478
Pakistan2291:780,10411,203
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Brazil1401:1,529,10250,957
Denmark821:68,8386,869
New Zealand671:67,58710,255
Syria671:288,0754,452
Norway481:107,13114,344
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
United Arab Emirates161:572,64223,583
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Yemen111:2,402,29914,089
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Montenegro91:71,0633,870
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Guam81:20,0153,029
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
China41:341,830,39216,990
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4241:57,4896,779
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5011:20,0792,537

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Sagar (sea, spear); one who sawed timber into boards.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Sager Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sager Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sager (Arabic: ساجر, Hindi: सागर, Marathi: सागर, Russian: Сагер) is most common in The United States. It can also occur as: Säger, Ságer or Šager. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sager? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,136th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 184,846 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Sager are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sager is also the 89,573rd most common first name internationally, borne by 5,593 people.

The surname Sager is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 14,260 people, or 1 in 25,418. In The United States Sager is mostly found in: California, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 74 countries. It also occurs in Libya, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

Sager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sager has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 570 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 36 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sager Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sager surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Sunni (64%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Sager surname are 34.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.89% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Säger93887/
Ságer9320/
Šager9318/
Sanger9112,147/
Seager917,593/
Sageer914,758/
Saeger913,131/
Sagher912,345/
Saager911,757/
Sagert911,445/
Sauger911,201/
Saguer91723/
Saiger91578/
Shager91305/
Sayger91251/
Sagere91115/
Satger9197/
Sagger9156/
Sagier9139/
Sadger9138/
Scager9125/
Szager9118/
Søager9113/
Siager913/
Sahger913/
Sazger912/
Sagerr911/
Sajger911/
Sagerd910/
Sage8933,835/
Sagheer8337,219/
Schager831,292/
Sangeer83607/
Shauger83530/
Saugier83261/
Shagher83231/
Sangher83206/
Saugere83182/
Sainger83168/
Shageer83136/
Shaager83124/
Seanger8385/
Sagheir8362/
Saguere8358/
Seagert8346/
Shanger8335/
Saigger8318/
Saggere8314/
Sahnger8312/
Sangger8312/
Szanger8311/
Saegher8310/
Saggeer839/
Seagger836/
Shagger835/
Sangier834/
Sagguer834/
Sagherr834/
Saghher834/
Saggert833/
Sahager833/
Scaiger832/
Saunger832/
Sageerr832/
Saghear832/
Shagerd832/
Saiguer832/
Sahgier831/
Saanger831/
Saugger831/
Sannger831/
Scagger831/
Shzager831/
Shaeger831/
Shagert831/
Shaguer831/
Shagere831/
Saagher831/
Sageehr831/
Sagerdt831/
Saugert831/
Sayager831/
Saygerd831/
Sageeer831/
Sangerr831/
Sheager831/
Ssagher831/
Saygert830/
Shatger830/
Sankger830/
Suiager830/
Sagir8055,012/
Saget8037,506/
Jager8024,009/
Seger8014,378/
Sange804,976/
Zager803,236/
Cager801,317/
Sauge801,197/
Saged801,182/
Sagre801,047/
Seage80852/
Sagge80540/
Satge80467/
Saage80413/
Siage80395/
Sajer80299/
Saige80288/
Sagez80257/
Sagie80221/
Saghe80213/
Sages80195/
Soger80195/
Sazer80140/
Sacer80109/
Sayge80107/
Sagee80102/
Shage8079/
Žager8078/
Sagje8072/
Sagey8062/
Sageh8061/
Söger8040/
Saser8028/
Szage8025/
Sagea8023/
Sadge8018/
Sagyr8013/
Sagep803/
Séger803/
Sagjr801/
Sjage801/
Xager801/
Saingier77226/
Højsager7749/
Schauger7735/
Sagerová7719/
Shagheer7719/
Saguerre7717/
Schjager7712/
Shaageer7711/
Schaeger7710/
Schanger778/
Shaegher774/
Sahgheer773/
Sagheerr772/
Schagger772/
Schaiger772/
Shaanger771/
Shagheir771/
Sahagher771/
Saagheer771/
Sangheer771/
Sangheir771/
Seehager771/
Szajgier771/
Seangher771/
Saggheer771/
Sagheerh771/
Shahgeer771/
Shangger771/
Schagerd770/
Shangher770/
Shainger770/
Shange7334,919/
Seeger7328,766/
Saghir7319,303/
Sacher737,258/
Sieger736,721/
Jagger736,581/
Songer734,356/
Zanger732,694/
Sakher732,388/
Sauser732,342/
Sajeer731,570/
Sagues731,495/
Seiger731,492/
Saghei731,112/
Segger731,077/
Shagir731,014/
Sadgir73905/
Sauget73868/
Sasere73838/
Sangey73718/
Saguez73649/
Caiger73583/
Saighe73561/
Zaiger73482/
Szajer73464/
Sagire73458/
Saguet73454/
Sangir73432/
Saguir73345/
Shoger73292/
Saghyr73287/
Zeager73277/
Sauzer73272/
Jageer73258/
Jagher73241/
Zaager73234/
Zagere73233/
Saugey73175/
Zagert73166/
Shazer73166/
Saiget73165/
Sasges73144/
Száger73137/
Saggir73136/
Sanghe73128/
Jeager73127/
Sahser73114/
Sang'e73109/
Schage73105/
Zagier73105/
Sägert7397/
Saghee7395/
Seakge7389/
Sagett7386/
Zagger7384/
Sangge7383/
Saugez7373/
Sagget7372/
Saygır7369/
Sagheh7368/
Segier7365/
Sangej7365/
Jaager7365/
Seaser7362/
Saigre7358/
Shiger7358/
Chager7357/
Zajger7357/
Seyger7355/
Jaguer7353/
Sogere7352/
Jagere7349/
Sayser7347/
Sheger7344/
Sagges7344/
Saigge7344/
Shagee7341/
Jagier7338/
Saizer7338/
Saguey7333/
Szoger7333/
Shadge7332/
Sagair7332/
Jagert7331/
Giager7331/
Shaage7328/
Sahgir7327/
Shages7325/
Sosger7324/
Sahage7322/
Zaguer7322/
Sagued7322/
Saageh7321/
Sageie7321/
Saunge7320/
Åshage7320/
Zséger7320/
Zhager7319/
Sainge7319/
Shaser7318/
Saazer7318/
Cayger7315/
Saagir7315/
Sagheu7315/
Saiser7314/
Seazer7312/
Shagie7312/
Jacger7311/
Jaiger7311/
Sakghe7311/
Shaget7310/
Jhager7310/
Siagir7310/
Segerå7310/
Zagher739/
Shagyr739/
Saggie738/
Shajer738/
Saigee738/
Saygee738/
Szóger738/
Ceager737/
Zayger736/
Saugir736/
Sageed736/
Saange736/
Sooger735/
Saughe735/
Zageer735/
Saigir735/
Saagee735/
Shagea735/
Sagged735/
Saiges735/
Sagiep735/
Shaghe734/
Saugie734/
Sagitr734/
Saagge734/
Ziager734/
Zseger734/
Jauger734/
Saguye734/
Cagier734/
Cajger734/
Segerr734/
Jasger733/
Sagesh733/
Saggey733/
Soeger733/
Sazeer733/
Sagies733/
Soguer733/
Siazer733/
Hhsage732/
Shagge732/
Seages732/
Seagie732/
Sciger732/
Zaeger732/
Jayger732/
Saudge732/
Saghre732/
Saezer732/
Satgir732/
Saseer732/
Sasier732/
Saygeh732/
Sadjer732/
Shaged732/
Shagre732/
Széger732/
Seajer732/
Sogier732/
Sayghe732/
Saigie732/
Sgauge732/
Shakge732/
Sajgir731/
Sajzer731/
Sagess731/
Saghes731/
Sagirr731/
Sagreh731/
Sagrre731/
Sahgre731/
Saadge731/
Saagre731/
Saugea731/
Saugee731/
Satcer731/
Satjer731/
Sarzer731/
Hjsage731/
Sceger731/
Sjoger731/
Sodger731/
Sogeer731/
Soiger731/
Segeer731/
Shauge731/
Sheage731/
Souger731/
Suiger731/
Saigei731/
Shageh731/
Saynge731/
Saages731/
Sagehe731/
Shaige731/
Hsagir731/
Shagey731/
Sakgye731/
Jagerr731/
Jaëger731/
Sogger731/
Sogher731/
Saguea731/
Saguei731/
Sagûez731/
Saghep731/
Sayzer731/
Szeger731/
Saggee731/
Seagre731/
Sajher731/
Sakgir731/
Shahge731/
Sahzer731/
Sajear731/
Saugge731/
Sejger731/
Saqges731/
Cagger730/
Seuger730/
Cagher730/
Zauger730/
Sagest730/
Sascer730/
Sioger730/
Soyger730/
Suyger730/
Sazier730/
Shacer730/
Cahger730/
Seagey730/
Saaser730/
Schaegger7114/
Shahagher716/
Schaugert713/
Sagherová711/
Schaugher711/
Shagerova711/
Schaiguer711/
Shaughier711/
Saga6737,056/
Sase6721,164/
Sagi6712,739/
Zage6711,348/
Soge675,478/
Saje674,235/
Satcher671,577/
Sace671,183/
Schoger671,081/
Zangger67951/
Shaagee67904/
Sauzier67812/
Chagger67493/
Saghair67443/
Shajeer67410/
Schaser67378/
Sagy67358/
Sasscer67340/
Shakher67286/
Saze67285/
Chaguer67278/
Saugues67268/
Sahagir67250/
Zschage67224/
Sauguet67188/
Sarzier67182/
Sadjere67180/
Saguire67174/
Shazier67143/
Seijger67137/
Sakheer67104/
Sjonger67102/
Seiguer6786/
Seigert6786/
Sagaire6774/
Shaugee6766/
Schajer6765/
Schages6763/
Shaghir6762/
Dzhager6761/
Højager6757/
Sachert6753/
Sanggir6751/
Shasere6749/
Shangir6747/
Szagesh6742/
Sharzer6739/
Szacher6734/
Jhageer6734/
Sheeger6731/
Sanghir6730/
Seinger6729/
Zajgier6728/
Sheyger6727/
Jacgert6727/
Zangier6723/
Scheger6722/
Shagets6722/
Zachger6722/
Schöger6721/
Sheaser6718/
Saghieh6717/
Shazeer6716/
Saggued6716/
Sakhere6715/
Jagherz6714/
Sadgire6713/
S'Haghe6713/
Sanghei6712/
Zhanger6712/
Saaghir6712/
Soyagir6712/
Soghier6711/
Saaijer6710/
Saucher6710/
Sujagir679/
Shaggir679/
Shacher679/
Soinger679/
Siegier679/
Sachier679/
Saggett678/
Sanghee678/
Shangyr678/
Shahgir678/
Saanghe678/
Shainge678/
Sayghir678/
Shogeer678/
Chhager677/
Seigher677/
Jagheer677/
Zaigier677/
Shaygerova676/
Zangher676/
Szauser676/
Shouger675/
Sheadge675/
Jagiere675/
Sahange675/
Sougere675/
Zagheer675/
Shagieh675/
Seajear675/
Sausier674/
Sayagir674/
Shagird674/
Sachere674/
Schaiguert674/
Sagehed674/
Sangoir674/
Zaiguer674/
Shageed674/
Saghuir673/
Seagirt673/
Saghehe673/
Sounger673/
Zahager673/
Zangeer673/
Zhageer673/
Shaagir673/
Shauzer673/
Sakheir673/
Siegher673/
Segheïr673/
Seegerr672/
Zaiager672/
Jaggerd672/
Satgire672/
Saggess672/
Sageesh672/
Schacer672/
Seegeer672/
Ssaghir672/
Seegger672/
Shangeh672/
Saserre672/
Jhagher672/
Shagire672/
Sangheh672/
Saugère672/
Saakher672/
Sahghir672/
Saiguet672/
Jåshage672/
Jahgier672/
Shanghe672/
Xage672/
Saguett672/
Sajagir671/
Saiazer671/
Saigire671/
Sageová671/
Sahaged671/
Sahaittger671/
Satcehr671/
Sanghej671/
Caukger671/
Chageer671/
Jageere671/
Jagesre671/
Jaggeer671/
Jaggerz671/
Zeagier671/
Zainger671/
Zaehger671/
Zaggert671/
Scegger671/
Sceiger671/
Sazcher671/
Sodgier671/
Soghere671/
Seakher671/
Sehaser671/
Shaugie671/
Shaunge671/
Shaiser671/
Shazzer671/
Shahage671/
Suygert671/
Szaajer671/
Soudger671/
Sougher671/
Caugher671/
Schazer671/
Shasier671/
Saicher671/
Saygeay671/
Sagghir671/
Seggher671/
Shegier671/
Shaaghe671/
Zaageer671/
Sagahie671/
Shaange671/
Shaajer671/
Sheange671/
Jayguer671/
Jahgher671/
Jeagger671/
Jeaguer671/
Jjagger671/
Zaiiger671/
Zaggere671/
Zajgert671/
Soguere671/
Shagheh671/
Shaghet671/
Siahgir671/
Saisier671/
Sagoire671/
Sagí671/
Sahgheh671/
Sageeha671/
Sakhgir671/
Sangajr671/
Sceaser671/
Schiger671/
Sayyjer671/
Segheer671/
Szauzer671/
Szegier671/
Séghier671/
Djaguer671/
Chagere671/
Shaghee671/
Saghehy671/
Souguer671/
Seaunge671/
Saingie671/
Saijear671/
Sathher671/
Saghees671/
Sogheer671/
Shaycer671/
Shaizer671/
Shajjer671/
Zagguer671/
Jaggert670/
Shauser670/
Saugest670/
Sauseer670/
Zeanger670/
Scheage670/
Sauscer670/
Suonger670/
Schauggert670/
Seisger670/
Sionger670/
Shagget670/
Sahsier670/
Shaaged670/
Zaunger670/
Sausere670/
Suigger670/
Suitger670/

Sager Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sager in the Marathi language
सागरsagara94.22
सागेरsagera2.73
सगरsagara1.61
सगीरsagira0.48
वागेvage0.16
सानेsane0.16
Sager in the Hindi language
सागरsagara67.5
सगीरsagira13.75
सगेरsagera11.25
सागेरsagera2.5
सागिरsagira1.25
शागीरsagira1.25
शगीरsagira1.25
Sager in the Russian language
Сагерsager-
Sager in the Arabic language
ساجرsajr-

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