Sacks Surname
Approximately 12,129 people bear this surname
Sacks 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 SurnameSacks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,059 | 1:44,976 | 5,498 |
| South Africa | 1,073 | 1:50,492 | 6,407 |
| Argentina | 871 | 1:49,074 | 4,137 |
| England | 415 | 1:134,260 | 13,202 |
| Canada | 412 | 1:89,431 | 9,845 |
| Israel | 321 | 1:26,659 | 3,892 |
| Brazil | 308 | 1:695,047 | 25,538 |
| Jordan | 221 | 1:40,011 | 4,468 |
| Australia | 202 | 1:133,642 | 14,486 |
| Germany | 98 | 1:821,484 | 59,964 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 445 | 1:112,851 | 11,198 |
Sacks (94) may also be a first name.
Sacks 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.
(Not to be confused with Sachs.) “Holy Seed”, Jewish name derived from first letters of “Sera Kodesh” and signifying “Descendant of a Martyr.”
(French) One who made, or sold, sackcloth or bags; descendant of Sack, a pet form of Isaac (he who laughs); one who came from Sacq, in France.
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.
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Average Sacks Salary in
United States
$53,645 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sacks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sacks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sacks occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sacks? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 42,914th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 600,837 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Sacks live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sacks is also the 980,251st most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 94 people.
Sacks is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 8,059 people, or 1 in 44,976. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 16 percent reside, New York, where 15 percent reside and Maryland, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 48 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 9 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.
Sacks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sacks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sacks surname grew 1,811 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,660 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sacks Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Sacks are 38.57% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.8% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sacks earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 74.01% more than the national average, earning R 413,520 per year; in United States they earn 24.33% more than the national average, earning $53,645 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.66% more than the national average, earning $69,389 CAD per year.
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