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

Sailer, 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 Sailer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sailer in America

Sailer is the 12339th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sailer surname appeared 2,520 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Sailer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sailer 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 Sailer

The surname SAILER has its origins in the German language, and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is believed to have derived from the Old High German word "seilaere," which referred to a maker or seller of ropes, cords, or strings.

The name SAILER first appeared in various regions of Germany, particularly in the southern states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, where the rope-making industry was prevalent. It is likely that the earliest bearers of this surname were craftsmen involved in this trade.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name SAILER can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of medieval documents from the Abbey of St. Gallen in Switzerland, dating back to the 9th century. The name is also mentioned in the Liber Censuum, a tax register from the city of Nuremberg, in the year 1497.

In the 16th century, a notable figure with the surname SAILER was Johann Sailer, a Catholic theologian and writer from Bavaria. He was born in 1751 and died in 1832, and his works had a significant influence on the Catholic Church during his time.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Alois Sailer, a German painter and illustrator who lived in the 19th century. He was born in 1842 and died in 1920, and his works often depicted scenes from Bavarian folklore and rural life.

The SAILER name has also been associated with various place names throughout Germany, such as Sailershausen, a small town in the state of Hesse, and Sailersbach, a municipality in Bavaria.

In the 18th century, a family of musicians with the surname SAILER gained recognition in Austria. Johann Michael Sailer, born in 1754 and died in 1826, was a violinist and composer who performed in the court of Prince-Archbishop Hieronymus von Colloredo in Salzburg.

Another notable figure was Georg Sailer, a German-born American author and educator who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born in 1856 and died in 1928, and his works focused on subjects such as sociology, education, and philosophy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sailer

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

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 Sailer 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 Sailer 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 Sailer was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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