Seagle History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe Anglo-Saxon name Seagle comes from the baptismal name for the son of Sigar which was an Old English personal name. One source claims the name was Norman in origin from Segre in Anjou. 1 Early Origins of the Seagle familyThe surname Seagle was first found in Devon, where the name was first listed as Sagar and Segarus in the Domesday Book of 1086. 2 Later, Galfridus filius Seger was listed in 1222, again in Devon. Over in Dorset, Walter Sagar was listed there in the Pipe Rolls of 1195. John Seger was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 in Norfolk. 3 The same source lists: Henry filius Sigar in Cambridgeshire; and William Siger in Norfolk. 4 Kirby's Quest lists John Seger in Somerset, 1 Edward III (in the first year of Edward III's reign.) 5 Early History of the Seagle familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Seagle research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1549, 1557, 1563, 1564, 1633, 1667, 1681, 1693 and 1768 are included under the topic Early Seagle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Seagle Spelling VariationsOne relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Seagle has appeared include Segar, Seeger, Seegar, Sigar, Sugar, Seager, Sager, Saker, Sakar and many more. Early Notables of the Seagle familyNotables of the family at this time include Francis Segar or Seagar (fl. 1549-1563), an English translator and poet, "whose name, variously spelt, is that of an old Devonshire family, was probably the 'Francis Nycholson, alias Seagar,' who was made free of the Stationers' Company on 24 Sept. 1557. 6
Sir William Segar (c.1564-1633), was an English portrait painter and Garter King-of-Arms to the court... Seagle RankingIn the United States, the name Seagle is the 13,649th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 7
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Seagle arrived in North America very early: Seagle Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
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