Sayler Family Crest & Name History

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The meaning behind Sayler

The spelling Sayler grew out of Sailer, a German surname with a long paper trail. At root, the name means “rope maker”.

Spelled with “y” instead of “i”, Sayler shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Saile and Sail. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Sayler with 2,754 bearers, at rank 11,436. Sayler sounds close to Seyler and Saylor, so it can help to search both.

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