Sagar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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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.

Early Origins of the Sagar family

The surname Sagar was 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.

Early History of the Sagar family

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Sagar Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Sagar family

Prominent bearers of the name Sagar at this time were

Michael Sagar (d.1778), an Austrian physician and popular medical author, who was raised to the Austrian nobility for his outstanding accomplishments and awarded the title "Edler von" in 1776

Sagar migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sagar Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Ellinor Sagar, who landed in Virginia in 1663 1
Thomas Sagar, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1682 1

Sagar Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Sagar, who arrived in New York in 1798 1

Sagar migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Sagar Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Sagar, (b. 1819), aged 23, English cotton spinner who was convicted in Salford, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England for 10 years for highway robbery, transported aboard the "Earl Grey" on 4th October 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1892 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Sagar (post 1700) +

Ms. Rebecca Ann Sagar O.B.E., British recipient of Officer of the Order of the British Empire on 8th June 2018, for services to British foreign policy 3

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 16th August 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-gray
"Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62310, 31 October 2019 | London Gazette, The Gazette, June 2018, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62310/supplement/B1