Find out how popular the last name Sagers is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Sagers.

Sagers, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Sagers surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sagers in America

Sagers is the 23817th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sagers surname appeared 1,061 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Sagers.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sagers to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Sagers

The surname Sagers is believed to have originated in Germany during the Middle Ages. It is likely derived from the Old German word 'sagen', meaning 'to say' or 'to speak'. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to a person who had a reputation for being a skilled orator or storyteller.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Sagers can be found in the medieval Germanic chronicles known as the Codex Traditionum Ecclesiae Ravennatis, dating back to the 11th century. In this document, a man named Sagerius is mentioned as a landowner in the region of Saxony.

During the 13th century, the name Sagers appears in the Annales Veterocellenses, a historical record of the Benedictine abbey of Altenzelle in Saxony-Anhalt. This document references a monk named Conradus Sagers who lived and worked at the abbey in the mid-1200s.

In the 14th century, a variation of the name, Sagher, can be found in the Bürgermeisterbuch, a record of the mayors and town councils of the city of Mainz. This suggests that the Sagers family had established itself in the Rhineland region of Germany by this time.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Sagers name was Johannes Sagers, a German theologian and scholar who lived from 1395 to 1468. He was a professor at the University of Leipzig and is known for his works on the philosophy of Aristotle.

In the 16th century, a notable figure with the Sagers surname was Hans Sagers, a German painter and engraver who was active in Nuremberg from around 1540 to 1565. His works include engravings of religious and mythological subjects, as well as portraits.

Another prominent individual with this name was Johann Sagers, a German composer and organist who lived from 1621 to 1688. He served as the court organist for the Duke of Saxe-Weimar and composed numerous organ works and sacred vocal pieces.

During the 17th century, the Sagers family appears to have spread beyond Germany, with records showing individuals bearing this name in the Low Countries and other parts of northern Europe.

In the 18th century, a notable bearer of the Sagers name was Johann Christoph Sagers, a German geographer and cartographer who lived from 1716 to 1786. He produced detailed maps of various regions of Germany and was known for his accurate and innovative cartographic techniques.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sagers

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Sagers.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Sagers was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Sagers has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Sagers was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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