Sax Surname
Approximately 6,782 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSax Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,875 | 1:126,073 | 13,379 |
| Germany | 969 | 1:83,081 | 10,492 |
| Switzerland | 573 | 1:14,333 | 2,363 |
| Austria | 474 | 1:17,965 | 2,753 |
| France | 338 | 1:196,517 | 30,555 |
| Canada | 219 | 1:168,245 | 16,926 |
| Belgium | 197 | 1:58,359 | 9,452 |
| Netherlands | 180 | 1:93,818 | 15,387 |
| England | 130 | 1:428,600 | 28,863 |
| Luxembourg | 85 | 1:6,830 | 1,029 |
| Australia | 79 | 1:341,718 | 28,950 |
| Brazil | 77 | 1:2,780,186 | 82,572 |
| Hungary | 76 | 1:129,162 | 11,998 |
| Sweden | 76 | 1:129,563 | 9,162 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Denmark | 39 | 1:144,736 | 12,759 |
| Italy | 35 | 1:1,747,334 | 85,249 |
| Spain | 32 | 1:1,461,001 | 45,498 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Czechia | 20 | 1:531,673 | 54,411 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Finland | 19 | 1:289,300 | 21,660 |
| Slovenia | 16 | 1:155,480 | 13,898 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 537 | 1:93,517 | 9,583 |
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.
(Ger.) Saxon [see Sax(e in Dict.]
(English) One who came from Saxony (now Holstein); descendant of Saxa, Saxo or Seaxa (short sword).
Anglo-Saxon seax or sex, a dagger or short sword.
User-submitted Reference
This surname refers to someone from the region of Saxony.
- prestonsaksSax Demographics
Average Sax Salary in
United States
$55,459 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saxe | 86 | 3,524 | / |
| Saux | 86 | 1,561 | / |
| Saix | 86 | 154 | / |
| Szax | 86 | 101 | / |
| Saxs | 86 | 18 | / |
| Saïx | 86 | 11 | / |
| Saax | 86 | 9 | / |
| Saxx | 86 | 8 | / |
| Seax | 86 | 6 | / |
| Sakx | 86 | 6 | / |
| Saex | 86 | 4 | / |
| Siax | 86 | 3 | / |
| Shax | 86 | 2 | / |
| Xsax | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sazx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Satx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saxd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saxp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sasx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sacx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sayx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saxt | 86 | 0 | / |
| Seaux | 75 | 487 | / |
| Schax | 75 | 114 | / |
| Scaux | 75 | 81 | / |
| Sackx | 75 | 53 | / |
| Szaxs | 75 | 12 | / |
| Shaix | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shaxe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sainx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saxce | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sauxe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sahxe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sak | 67 | 39,236 | / |
| Sas | 67 | 36,226 | / |
| Sag | 67 | 21,581 | / |
| Sac | 67 | 12,106 | / |
| Saz | 67 | 8,907 | / |
| Saj | 67 | 4,281 | / |
| Jax | 67 | 3,928 | / |
| Saß | 67 | 3,299 | / |
| Saç | 67 | 1,392 | / |
| Sox | 67 | 1,164 | / |
| Saq | 67 | 801 | / |
| Zax | 67 | 448 | / |
| Saxová | 67 | 147 | / |
| Sceaux | 67 | 62 | / |
| Sać | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sex | 67 | 13 | / |
| Xax | 67 | 10 | / |
| Saxova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shaikx | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schatx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Scauxs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaixh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sač | 67 | 1 | / |
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