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The Sayles family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sayles families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 55 Sayles families living in New York. This was about 40% of all the recorded Sayles's in USA. New York had the highest population of Sayles families in 1840.
This last name is the 56,199 th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 807,305 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Sayles reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The most commonly-observed ancestry found in people with the surname Sayles is British & Irish, which comprises 44.6% of all ancestry found in people with the surname. The next two most common ancestries are French & German (20.8%) and Nigerian (7.0%).
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As a surname, Sayles typically denotes a person who is believed to have been blessed or fortunate in some way, or it may have been used as a nickname for someone who was considered lucky or prosperous.
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The name Sayles is most prevalent in Yorkshire and surrounding regions in northern England. Over time, individuals bearing the surname Sayles have likely migrated to different parts of England and the world, contributing to the spread and diversity of the name.
