Sendall Family History

Sendall Surname Meaning

From Middle English sendal sendel(le) sindal(l) sandel(le) ‘sendal’ (Old French cendal) for someone who wore or sold garments of sendal, a costly fabric apparently of linen or cotton. This accounts best for the -e-/-i-/-a- variation in the vowel of the surname in certain parishes and counties.

Compare Elsabeth Sandall Adam Sendall 1582 in IGI (Salisbury Wilts); Humfrey Sandell 1583 Ane Sendall 1608 in IGI (Little Plumstead Norfolk); Alex. Sandell 1656 Joan Sendall 1699 in IGI (North Petherton Somerset).

It probably also led to some confusion with Sandall and Sandell.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Kendall, Sandall, Rendall, Bendall, Rendahl, Tindall, Siddall, Sandal, Sandahl, Sundahl

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501	Military Records
907	Immigration Records
5K	Census and Voter Lists
6K	Member Trees

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Where is the Sendall family from?

You can see how Sendall families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sendall family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sendall families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 6 Sendall families living in Saskatchewan. This was about 67% of all the recorded Sendall's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Sendall families in 1911.

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What did your Sendall ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Bricklayer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Sendall. 17% of Sendall men worked as a Bricklayer and 79% of Sendall women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Sendall were bread packer and Silk weaver.

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Bricklayer

17%

Plumber

17%

automobile engineer sales manager

17%

bread packer

17%

Unpaid domestic duties

79%

Private means

Housewife

Silk weaver

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Census Record

There are 5K census records available for the last name Sendall. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Sendall census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 907 immigration records available for the last name Sendall. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 501 military records available for the last name Sendall. For the veterans among your Sendall ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Sendall lifespan?

Between 1966 and 2001, in the United States, Sendall life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1993, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Sendall in 1966 was 84, and 81 in 2001.

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Sendall Surname Meaning

It probably also led to some confusion with Sandall and Sandell.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Where is the Sendall family from?

What did your Sendall ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Bricklayer

17%

Plumber

17%

automobile engineer sales manager

17%

bread packer

17%

Unpaid domestic duties

79%

Private means

Housewife

Silk weaver

What Sendall family records will you find?

What is the average Sendall lifespan?

Between 1966 and 2001, in the United States, Sendall life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1993, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Sendall in 1966 was 84, and 81 in 2001.

Sendall Family History

Sendall Surname Meaning

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Sendall Surname Meaning

23,000 record(s) for Sendall

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Where is the Sendall family from?

What did your Sendall ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Sendall family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Sendall lifespan?

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