Sacks Surname

42,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

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.

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Sacks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,0591:44,9765,498
South Africa1,0731:50,4926,407
Argentina8711:49,0744,137
England4151:134,26013,202
Canada4121:89,4319,845
Israel3211:26,6593,892
Brazil3081:695,04725,538
Jordan2211:40,0114,468
Australia2021:133,64214,486
Germany981:821,48459,964
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
France21:33,211,361423,184
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4451:112,85111,198

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.

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

(Not to be confused with Sachs.) “Holy Seed”, Jewish name derived from first letters of “Sera Kodesh” and signifying “Descendant of a Martyr.”

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(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.

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

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

Sacks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sacks is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sacks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 42,914th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 600,837 people. This last name is primarily 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 prevalent first name globally It is held by 94 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 8,059 people, or 1 in 44,976. In The United States Sacks is mostly concentrated in: California, where 16 percent are found, New York, where 15 percent are found and Maryland, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 48 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 9 percent are found and Argentina, where 7 percent are found.

Sacks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sacks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sacks last name 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 those holding the Sacks surname are 38.57% more likely to be registered Democrats 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saacks91246/
Shacks91132/
Sackse9115/
Saucks911/
Sacksh911/
Saks895,191/
Schacks8344/
Shaacks831/
Sachs8029,459/
Jacks8011,775/
Zacks80734/
Socks80282/
Sakse80209/
Shaks80191/
Sayks80169/
Seaks8094/
Saeks8092/
Sakss8066/
Sackx8053/
Sacse8051/
Sauks8042/
Sakks8040/
Szaks8035/
Saiks8032/
Secks8017/
Saaks8015/
Saksh808/
Saksø805/
Siaks803/
Sakhs803/
Saccs801/
Sacsh801/
Scoks801/
Shacs801/
Sagks801/
Satcs801/
Seacs801/
Cacks800/
Saacs800/
Sackz800/
Schaacks7724/
Jaacks73749/
Sheaks73354/
Shakhs73312/
Szaksz73239/
Jaicks73119/
Shaiks7372/
Shocks7364/
Schaks7362/
Saykes7348/
Jackse7348/
Scheks7338/
Zaacks7330/
Saikes7324/
Shaksh7317/
Jackst739/
Sacchs739/
Saccse738/
Sacshe737/
Seicks736/
Shaeks733/
Seecks733/
Scecks733/
Siecks732/
Jeacks732/
Saukse732/
Saachs731/
Sautks731/
Sakshs731/
Seakes731/
Shauks731/
Shakse731/
Shachs731/
Shecks731/
Jacksh731/
Sakshe731/
Jack's731/
Soucks730/
Soocks730/
Scocks730/
Zaks671,706/
Jaks67683/
Seks67326/
Saksová67235/
Jacksch67211/
Schaeks67115/
Coks6789/
Caks6766/
Soks6735/
Säks6724/
Schaaks6718/
Saxs6718/
Schackz6718/
Shaikes6710/
Sakz6710/
Saksova678/
Schooks677/
Sags676/
Shaikhs676/
Sakx676/
Zacckgs675/
Xaks674/
Shaiksh673/
Shakshe673/
Schachs673/
Schocks672/
Schecks672/
Saqs672/
Shaykes671/
Sheecks671/
Scheeks671/
Saikese671/
Sasx671/
Sacx671/

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