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The surname Sacker was first found in London where Riley's Memorials of London listed Adam le Sakkere as the first of the family. The surname is derived from an occupation as in 'the sacker,' a maker of sacks from the Middle English sak. 1
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sacker research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1307, 1576, 1630, 1661, 1667, 1681, 1693 and 1768 are included under the topic Early Sacker History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Sacker has been recorded under many different variations, including Sacker, Saker, Sakker and others.
Distinguished members of the family include Thomas Secker (1693-1768), an English divine, Archbishop of Canterbury, born at Sibthorpe, a village in Nottinghamshire. William Secker (died 1681) was another English divine who preached at...
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For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Sacker or a variant listed above: