Sachs Surname

18,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Fiji

Sachs Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sagge'; compare Jagge for Jack, and endless instances where 'g' becomes 'ck' Hick for Higg, Hickin for Higgin, &c.

Avice Sage, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alan Sage, or Sagge, Norfolk, ibid.

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Sachs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,0611:6,164750
United States12,4111:29,2053,618
Austria5721:14,8872,199
Canada5331:69,1297,929
Brazil4561:469,46117,773
Australia3681:73,3588,625
South Africa2611:207,57722,069
Poland2461:154,50721,955
France2281:291,32844,676
Switzerland2061:39,8695,671
England1961:284,27622,043
Fiji1891:4,732899
Netherlands1231:137,29421,086
Argentina1081:395,77230,408
Sweden1001:98,4687,152
Denmark651:86,8428,367
Italy381:1,609,38783,030
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Czechia281:379,76744,481
Norway241:214,26224,079
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Ecuador181:883,65813,769
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Scotland161:334,61415,044
China131:105,178,5825,529
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
India71:109,580,769786,157
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Finland61:916,11741,832
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31:37,5531,173
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Malta11:430,2723,380
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Guam11:160,1214,893
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6871:73,0997,839

Sachs (50) may also be a first name.

Sachs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sagge'; compare Jagge for Jack, and endless instances where 'g' becomes 'ck' Hick for Higg, Hickin for Higgin, &c.

Avice Sage, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alan Sage, or Sagge, Norfolk, ibid.

Thomas Sagge, Norfolk, ibid.

1798. Married — Joseph Sack and Sarah Biddle: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Ger.) Saxon [see Sax(e in Dict.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Saxon” in German. Not to be confused with Sacks.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who came from Saxony (now Holstein); a name taken by the Jewish refugees from Stendal, in memory of the martyrdom of their companions, from the Hebrew initials for “The Holy Seed of Stendal."

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from an acronym/abbreviation) and (from a place name) Sachs, Zaks, and Saks are family names that perpetuate the memory of martyrs. The acronym is zera kodesh shemo (“his name descends from martyrs”). A number of families trace their descent from Speyer in western Germany, which suffered much during the Crusades. Others trace the family name to martyrs in Stendal, in Prussia, where Jews were martyred in the early sixteenth century. Still others selected the name in honor of some martyr in the past without specifying the city. But these names could also mean “one coming from Saxony,” and one such name appears as early as the fourteenth century. The variation would depend on the Hebrew spelling.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

A loose garment-a word still in use. There was an ancient fraternity called 'fratres saccati,' or sac-friars, from the coarse sackcloth garment which they wore. "Et eodem tempore (1257) novus ordo apparuit Londini, qui, quia saccis incedebant induti, Fratres Saccati vocabantur." Matthew Paris. See Archasologia, iii. 129.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Isaac, Isaacs. compare the names Sacchi, Sacchini, Sacchetti. But see Sex.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

User-submitted Reference

This surname refers to someone from the region of Saxony.

- prestonsaks

Sachs Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sachs Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sachs (Russian: Сачс) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sachs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 18,709th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 247,379 people. The last name Sachs occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Sachs are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 50 people.

The surname Sachs is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 13,061 people, or 1 in 6,164. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 19 percent are found, Hesse, where 16 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 69 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Sachs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sachs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sachs last name rose 1,807 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 594 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sachs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sachs last name are 3.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.34% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sachs earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.11% less than the national average, earning 311,087 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.93% more than the national average, earning R 446,592 per year; in United States they earn 25.11% more than the national average, earning $53,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.5% more than the national average, earning $55,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sachse9114,011/
Sacchs919/
Saachs911/
Jsachs911/
Sazchs911/
Scachs911/
Shachs911/
Sach893,067/
Sacs8951/
Sachsse8386/
Schachs833/
Seachse831/
Sacks8012,129/
Sache801,428/
Sacht801,015/
Saich80900/
Seach80817/
Szach80418/
Jachs80341/
Sauch80297/
Zachs80259/
Shach80131/
Saych8093/
Siach8063/
Satch8059/
Sacse8051/
Sjach8040/
Sachh8018/
Sajch809/
Sacch807/
Saach806/
Sechs804/
Sakhs803/
Sakch803/
Sachz802/
Sagch802/
Saccs801/
Sacsh801/
Saths801/
Sochs801/
Shacs801/
Sahts801/
Satcs801/
Seacs801/
Ssach801/
Saacs800/
Sachsová7728/
Sac7512,106/
Schach732,294/
Sajche731,550/
Schots73813/
Saiche73614/
Sahach73438/
Schats73325/
Shakhs73312/
Saacks73246/
Sheach73221/
Sacche73135/
Saitch73133/
Shacks73132/
Szacht73128/
Satche7397/
Sachße7385/
Schaks7362/
Seac'h7354/
Shaich7343/
Scheks7338/
Sauche7336/
Sagche7317/
Chachs7316/
Sackse7315/
Shache7311/
Saacht7311/
Shacht739/
Saytch738/
Shauch738/
Saccse738/
Sacshe737/
Sachhe737/
Shaths737/
Sathsh734/
Sachch734/
Saaich733/
Saache732/
Saïche732/
Schogs732/
Saucks731/
Sathse731/
Sakshs731/
Zachst731/
Schags731/
Schods731/
Siechs731/
Shajhs731/
Shachh731/
Sachtt731/
Sashch731/
Sacksh731/
Satcht731/
Shahch731/
Shahhs731/
Sachce730/
Seache730/
Seatch730/
Saci6716,789/
Zach6714,864/
Saks675,191/
Sakh672,322/
Soch672,163/
Saac671,187/
Schoots67941/
Sats67934/
Šach67366/
Sachche67304/
Schodts67270/
Zschach67239/
Shauche67220/
Schotts67170/
Szac67162/
Sads67122/
Saic67121/
Schaeks67115/
Seac67111/
Sachová6795/
Schacks6744/
Sachova6736/
Shchats6727/
Sauc6723/
Sacz6723/
Siac6721/
Shac6720/
Schaaks6718/
Saxs6718/
Schechs6715/
Shashch679/
Sajc678/
Shaache677/
Schooks677/
Sachowa677/
Shaikch677/
Sags676/
Shaikhs676/
Shajhsh674/
Shathsh674/
Seiches674/
Schatts673/
Sadc673/
Scheggs673/
Schachtsch673/
Sahz673/
Scheach673/
Schastz673/
Sazh673/
Shchots673/
Schocks672/
Shaiche672/
Schaach672/
Xach672/
Shsauch672/
Schauts672/
Jachsse672/
Zachqus672/
Schecks672/
Socs672/
Satc672/
Saqs672/
Sautsch671/
Schachd671/
Schayds671/
Schotsh671/
Shshach671/
Shaacks671/
Shachch671/
Zeaches671/
Shaatch671/
Shhache671/
Saitche671/
Saitcht671/
Saheech671/
Saïc671/
Seatche671/
Ssac671/
Scheeks671/
Sauhtse671/
Sasx671/
Sacx671/
Schaggs670/
Scheits670/
Seichts670/
Scheats670/
Shaucht670/

Sachs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sachs in the Russian language
Сачсsacs-

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