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

Sauder, 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 Sauder surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sauder in America

Sauder is the 12865th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sauder surname appeared 2,393 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 Sauder.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sauder 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 Sauder

The surname Sauder originated from the German-speaking regions of Europe. It is derived from the German word "Sauer," which means "sour" or "acid." The name likely referred to a person who worked with sour substances, such as a vintner or a brewer.

In its earliest forms, the name was spelled variations like Saurer, Saurmann, and Saurmeister. These spellings can be found in historical records dating back to the 13th century in areas that are now part of modern-day Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Hans Saurmann, a winemaker from the town of Esslingen in southwestern Germany, who lived in the late 14th century. Another notable early figure was Konrad Saurmeister, a brewer from the city of Nuremberg, who was mentioned in municipal records from the year 1412.

The Sauder surname also appears in some medieval manuscripts and chronicles. For instance, the Freiburger Münsterbaurechnung, a record of the construction of Freiburg Minster in present-day Germany, includes references to stonemasons and craftsmen with the surname Sauder who worked on the cathedral in the 15th century.

As the name spread across the German-speaking lands, it took on various regional spellings and variations, such as Sauder, Sauder, and Sauer. Notable bearers of the name include:

1. Johann Sauder (1592-1666), a German theologian and author from Nuremberg.
2. Heinrich Sauder (1720-1792), a Swiss painter and engraver from Bern.
3. Christian Sauder (1804-1877), a German-American pioneer and founder of the town of Sauder, Ohio.
4. Wilhelm Sauder (1842-1917), a German industrialist and founder of the Sauder Woodworking Company in Archbold, Ohio.
5. Gerhard Sauder (born 1940), a German literary scholar and academic from Tübingen.

While the Sauder name has its roots in the German-speaking regions of Europe, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through emigration to North America and other English-speaking countries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sauder

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

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

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