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Sado Surname Meaning

Polish: variant of Sady ‘gray’ (see Szady). Alternatively a variant of Sada.

West African (Nigeria): unexplained.

Japanese: written 佐渡 ‘help’ and ‘cross’ a habitational name from the island of Sado in the Japan Sea. Other names with the same pronunciation but no relation to the island are written with 戸 ‘door’ or 土 ‘earth’ as the second character and the first character might also be written 左 ‘left’.

Japanese (Sadō): written 左道 ‘road on the left’ or 左同 ‘same as on the left’ and the first character might also appear as 佐 ‘help’ in some cases.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Sado families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sado family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Sado families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 8 Sado families living in Manitoba. This was about 73% of all the recorded Sado's in Canada. Manitoba had the highest population of Sado families in 1911.
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In 1921, Logger was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Sado. 100% of Sado men worked as a Logger.

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Between 1964 and 2004, in the United States, Sado life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1964, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Sado in 1964 was 55, and 80 in 2004.

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