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Sak Family History

Sak Surname Meaning

Polish: from a shortened form of the personal name Isaak (see Isaac). Polish: from sak ‘fishing net’ ‘sack’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of nets or sacks.

Americanized form of Hungarian Szák: from szák ‘fishing net’ ‘sack’ (see 2 above). Dutch and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Sack.

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 石 possibly based on its Hakka pronunciation see Shi.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Sak. 100% of Sak women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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