Sax Family History
Sax Name Meaning
South German: variant of Sachs Flemish and Dutch: variant of Sas English: from the Middle English personal name Saxe (Old Norse Saxi derived from sax ‘one-edged sword’). English: nickname perhaps for someone who made or sold knives or for someone particularly skilled in using a knife from Middle English sax ‘knife’ (Old English seax). Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Sachs .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022