Sizer Surname History

Origins Available:
England

Etymology of Sizer

What does the name Sizer mean?

The distinguished surname Sizer is occupational in origin, deriving from "sysour," a Middle English term taken from the Old French "asise" referring to "an assizer." The name was probably originally borne by one who held this occupation.

Early Origins of the Sizer family

The surname Sizer was first found in the county of Yorkshire. The earliest known bearer of the name was William Sisar, who was listed in the Poll Tax Rolls for 1379.

Early History of the Sizer family

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Sizer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sizer, Siser, Syzer, Syzar, Sysar, Syser and others.

Early Notables of the Sizer family

William Sizer (c.1777), a military captain who served the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and Nelson Sizer (1812-1897), an American author and phrenologist

Sizer Ranking

the United States, the name Sizer is the 10,560^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Sizer migration to the United States +

Sizer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

S Sizer, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Sizer (post 1700) +

Theodore R Sizer (b. 1932), prominent American educator and Professor of the History of Art at Yale from 1927-1957, and an educational reformer
W. H. Sizer Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Illinois, 1896 3
F. W. J. Sizer, American politician, Warden (Borough President) of Fair Haven East, Connecticut, 1896-97 4
Hubert Ebenezer Sizer (b. 1893), Australian journalist

Sources +

"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, November 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html