Segers History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The surname Segers 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 Segers family

The surname Segers 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 Segers family

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Segers Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Segers family

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Segers Ranking

In the United States, the name Segers is the 16,360^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Netherlands, the name Segers is ranked the 632^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,885 people with that name. 2

Segers migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Segers Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Cornelis Segers, who landed in New York in 1642 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Segers (post 1700) +

Mathieu Laurent Leon Segers (1976-8722), Dutch historian and was professor of Contemporary European History and European Integration at Maastricht University

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
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)