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The origins of the Saundighan surname lie with the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name Saundighan began when someone in that family worked as a person who was employed as the servant of Sandy or Saunder. Occupational names that were derived from the common trades of the medieval era transcended European cultural and linguistic boundaries. The most common suffixes for occupational names are maker, herd, hewer, smith, er, ing, and man.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Saundighan research. Another 213 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1377, 1628, 1718, 1735, 1780, 1781, 1872, 1894 and 1896 are included under the topic Early Saundighan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
One 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 Saundighan has appeared include Sandeman, Sandiman, Sandieman, Sandman and others.
More information is included under the topic Early Saundighan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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 Saundighan arrived in North America very early: Charles Sandman settled in Philadelphia in 1756; and the family settled in Newfoundland at Torbay in the 19th century.