Sachs Surname
Approximately 29,459 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSachs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 13,061 | 1:6,164 | 750 |
| United States | 12,411 | 1:29,205 | 3,618 |
| Austria | 572 | 1:14,887 | 2,199 |
| Canada | 533 | 1:69,129 | 7,929 |
| Brazil | 456 | 1:469,461 | 17,773 |
| Australia | 368 | 1:73,358 | 8,625 |
| South Africa | 261 | 1:207,577 | 22,069 |
| Poland | 246 | 1:154,507 | 21,955 |
| France | 228 | 1:291,328 | 44,676 |
| Switzerland | 206 | 1:39,869 | 5,671 |
| England | 196 | 1:284,276 | 22,043 |
| Fiji | 189 | 1:4,732 | 899 |
| Netherlands | 123 | 1:137,294 | 21,086 |
| Argentina | 108 | 1:395,772 | 30,408 |
| Sweden | 100 | 1:98,468 | 7,152 |
| Denmark | 65 | 1:86,842 | 8,367 |
| Italy | 38 | 1:1,609,387 | 83,030 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| Czechia | 28 | 1:379,767 | 44,481 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Ecuador | 18 | 1:883,658 | 13,769 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 1:37,553 | 1,173 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 33 | 1:738,648 | 34,140 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 687 | 1:73,099 | 7,839 |
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.
(Ger.) Saxon [see Sax(e in Dict.]
“Saxon” in German. Not to be confused with Sacks.
(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."
(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.
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.
From Isaac, Isaacs. compare the names Sacchi, Sacchini, Sacchetti. But see Sex.
User-submitted Reference
This surname refers to someone from the region of Saxony.
- prestonsaksSachs Demographics
Average Sachs Salary in
United States
$53,982 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sachs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sachs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sachs (Russian: Сачс) occurs most in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sachs? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 18,709th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 247,379 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Sachs live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe. Sachs is also the 1,412,538th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 50 people.
This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 13,061 people, or 1 in 6,164. In Germany Sachs is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 19 percent live, Hesse, where 16 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent live. Barring Germany Sachs is found in 69 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent live and Austria, where 2 percent live.
Sachs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sachs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sachs last name expanded 1,807 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 594 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sachs Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sachs last name are 3.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.34% being registered with the 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
Sachs Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sachs in the Russian language | ||
| Сачс | sacs | - |
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