Sault History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France

Early Origins of the Sault family

The surname Sault was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family has held a family seat since early times.

Early History of the Sault family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sault research. Another 252 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1057, 1200, 1283, 1364, 1504, 1573, 1630, 1694 and 1702 are included under the topic Early Sault History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sault Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Saulx, Seaulx, Scaulx, Sceaulx, Sault, Saults, Seault, Seaults, Scault, Scaults, Sceault, Sceaults, Saux, Seaux, Scaux, Sceaux, Saut, Seaut, Scaut, Sceaut, de Saulx, du Saulx, de la Saulx, le Saulx and many more.

Early Notables of the Sault family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Richard Sault (c. 1630-1702) was an English mathematician, editor and translator, one of The Athenian Society. On the strength of his Second Spira he is also now credited as a Christian Cartesian phil...

Migration of the Sault family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Augustine Saulx settled in Maryland in 1682.

Contemporary Notables of the name Sault (post 1700) +

Aurélien Sault, French visual effects specialist, known for Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)
Robert Sault, Australian researcher in Radio astronomy, Interferometry and Astrophysics with University of Melbourne
Sharlene Sault, Australian actress, known for Good Guys Bad Guys (1997) and The Genie from Down Under 2 (1998)
Ray Sault (b. 1952), former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (1971-1976)

The Sault Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Quo fata trahunt
Motto Translation: Which fate