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Sagar Family Crest
Sagar Family Crest
Sagar

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Where did the German Sagar family come from? What is the German Sagar family crest and coat of arms? When did the Sagar family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Sagar family history?

The surname Sagar is an occupational surname; that is, it is derived from the work of the original bearer. In this case it is derived from the occupation of carpenter or miller. The name is derived from the Old German word "sager," which means "sawyer," or a person who saws wood. Occupational names that were derived from the common trades of the medieval era transcended European cultural and linguistic boundaries.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Sager, Sage, Sagar, Seger, Saeger (Magdeburg and many more.

First found in Pomerania, previously composed of the northern German provinces of Brandenburg, Prussia, and Mecklenburg, where the name could be considered to make a great early contribution to the feudal society. The name became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in the tribal and national conflicts, each group seeking power and status in a constantly changing territorial profile. Chronicles first mention Johann Sager of Luebeck in 1307.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sagar research. Another 242 words(17 lines of text) covering the years 1639, 1776, and 1778 are included under the topic Early Sagar History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sagar Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Ellinor Sagar, who landed in Virginia in 1663
  • Thomas Sagar, who came to Pennsylvania in 1682
  • Thomas Sagar, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1682

Sagar Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • John Sagar, who arrived in New York in 1798

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  8. Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 2000. Print. (ISBN 978-0806303024).
  9. Strassburger, Ralph B. Pennsylvania German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
  10. Oswald, G. Lexicon der Heraldik. Leipzig: 1984. Print.
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The Sagar Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Sagar Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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