Sax Surname

72,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Sax Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) the Anglo-Saxon Seaxa, Saxa = Old Norse Saxi, from (a) the ethnic name (= Saxon) [Old English S(e)axe = Old Norse Saxar, Saxons], (b) the word (= Sword) which is considered to be the orig. of the ethnic name [Old English s(e)ax = Old Frisian Old Norse sax = O.

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Sax Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8751:126,07313,379
Germany9691:83,08110,492
Switzerland5731:14,3332,363
Austria4741:17,9652,753
France3381:196,51730,555
Canada2191:168,24516,926
Belgium1971:58,3599,452
Netherlands1801:93,81815,387
England1301:428,60028,863
Luxembourg851:6,8301,029
Australia791:341,71828,950
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
Hungary761:129,16211,998
Sweden761:129,5639,162
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Denmark391:144,73612,759
Italy351:1,747,33485,249
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Finland191:289,30021,660
Slovenia161:155,48013,898
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
India151:51,137,692512,385
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Panama41:978,06412,245
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
China41:341,830,39216,990
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5371:93,5179,583

Sax (322) may also be a first name.

Sax Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) the Anglo-Saxon Seaxa, Saxa = Old Norse Saxi, from (a) the ethnic name (= Saxon) [Old English S(e)axe = Old Norse Saxar, Saxons], (b) the word (= Sword) which is considered to be the orig. of the ethnic name [Old English s(e)ax = Old Frisian Old Norse sax = O.H.Ger. sahs, a short sword, knife] S(e)axa was sometimes merely a pet form of a pers. name of which S(e)ax- was the first element, as Seaxbald. Saxa and Saxo occur in Domesday-Book.

Occasionally this name may be a modern Anglicization of the corresp.

German Sachs(e; and also represent the borrowed Irish Sacs, Englishman, Saxon.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Saxony (now Holstein); descendant of Saxa, Saxo or Seaxa (short sword).

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

Anglo-Saxon seax or sex, a dagger or short sword.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

This surname refers to someone from the region of Saxony.

- prestonsaks

Sax Last Name Facts

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

Sax is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sax? popularity and diffusion

It is the 72,666th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,074,542 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Sax live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sax is also the 488,964th most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 322 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,875 people, or 1 in 126,073. In The United States Sax is most prevalent in: California, where 14 percent reside, New York, where 7 percent reside and Minnesota, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 77 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent reside and Switzerland, where 8 percent reside.

Sax Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sax has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sax last name rose 535 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 542 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sax Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Sax are 42.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.53% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sax earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.96% more than the national average, earning R 289,812 per year; in United States they earn 28.53% more than the national average, earning $55,459 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.56% more than the national average, earning $69,339 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saxe863,524/
Saux861,561/
Saix86154/
Szax86101/
Saxs8618/
Saïx8611/
Saax869/
Saxx868/
Seax866/
Sakx866/
Saex864/
Siax863/
Shax862/
Xsax861/
Sazx861/
Satx861/
Saxd861/
Saxp861/
Sasx861/
Sacx861/
Sayx861/
Saxt860/
Seaux75487/
Schax75114/
Scaux7581/
Sackx7553/
Szaxs7512/
Shaix754/
Shaxe754/
Sainx751/
Saxce751/
Sauxe750/
Sahxe750/
Sak6739,236/
Sas6736,226/
Sag6721,581/
Sac6712,106/
Saz678,907/
Saj674,281/
Jax673,928/
Saß673,299/
Saç671,392/
Sox671,164/
Saq67801/
Zax67448/
Saxová67147/
Sceaux6762/
Sać6715/
Sex6713/
Xax6710/
Saxova678/
Shaikx673/
Schatx672/
Scauxs671/
Shaixh671/
Sač671/

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