How common is the surname Sadler?

21,504 people in the United States had the surname Sadler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,358 Americans. It ranked 1,678th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sadler?

William Sadler, American actor (born 1950), followed by Barry Sadler.

Where is the surname Sadler most common?

Wikidata records people named Sadler in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Sadler getting more or less common?

More common. 20,939 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,504 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Sadler

An occupational surname, carried by 21,504 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S346

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sadler is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as an occupation for a saddler.

Sadler is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 21,504 people named Sadler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,358 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,939.

#1,678

rank among US surnames

21,504

people in 2010

7.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #1,571)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,669	Dahl	21,598	14,295
#1,670	Diamond	21,586	14,303
#1,671	Pimentel	21,579	14,308
#1,672	Cornell	21,558	14,322
#1,673	Arreola	21,540	14,334
#1,674	Siegel	21,536	14,336
#1,675	Hankins	21,532	14,339

Who is named Sadler

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

80% of people named Sadler identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sadlers

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Sadler
American actor (born 1950)
Barry Sadler
American author and musician (1940–1989)
Matthew Sadler
British chess player, born 1974
Lena Sadler
American obstetrician (1875-1939)
Elliott Sadler
American stock car racing driver, born 1975
Reinhold Sadler
American politician (1848-1906)

Notable Sadlers come mostly from the United States (5) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sadler

Sadler has the Soundex code S346, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S346.

Questions

How common is the surname Sadler?: 21,504 people in the United States had the surname Sadler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,358 Americans. It ranked 1,678th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sadler?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Sadler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sadler?: William Sadler, American actor (born 1950), followed by Barry Sadler.
Where is the surname Sadler most common?: Wikidata records people named Sadler in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Sadler?: Sadler is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Sadler getting more or less common?: More common. 20,939 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,504 in 2010, up 2.7%.