Sandler History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Sandler family

The surname Sandler was first found in Hampshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, 1 indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Winkton, held by Robert from Waleran Hunter, a Norman noble, who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. Geoffrey de Sancto Laudo can be linked to the Abbey of Saint Lo, Le Manche, Normandy which was a Thurold, friend of the Conqueror, stronghold.

Early History of the Sandler family

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Sandler Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Sandler are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Sandler include Sandler, Santler, Sendler, Sandlar, Sandlo, Santlo, Santloe, Santlow, Sandlow, Sindler, Syndler, Sintler, Sintlow, St. Lo, Sentlow, Sentlowe, Saint Lo, St. Lowe, St. Low and many more.

Early Notables of the Sandler family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was

the Sandler family of Hampshire

Sandler Ranking

In the United States, the name Sandler is the 6,785^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2

Migration of the Sandler family to Ireland

Some of the Sandler family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sandler migration to the United States +

Faced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Sandler, or a variant listed above:

Sandler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Rochus Sandler, aged 19, who arrived in New York, NY in 1885 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Sandler (post 1700) +

Joseph Sandler (b. 1953), American attorney who served as in-house general counsel for the Democratic National Committee from 1993 to 1998
Bernice Resnick "Bunny" Sandler (1928-2019), American women's rights activist from New York, inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame in 2010, and the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2013
Irving Sandler (1925-2018), American art critic, art historian, and educator
David Sandler (1957-2016), American industrial equipment executive, CEO of MSC Industrial Direct
Jackie Sandler (b. 1974), American actress and wife of Adam Sandler
Gabe Sandler, American activist, writer and electronic musician
Francis Sandler, American bishop of the Palmarian Catholic Church
Ethan Sandler (b. 1973), American actor
Adam Richard Sandler (b. 1966), American actor, comedian, producer
Will B. Sandler, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly 63rd District, 1966 4
... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Sandler family +

Bismarck

Otto Sandler (1922-1941), German Maschinengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 5

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details