Sac History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Sac

What does the name Sac mean?

The surname Sac is derived from an occupation as in 'the sacker,' a maker of sacks from the Middle English "saker." 1 2

Early Origins of the Sac family

The surname Sac was first found in London where Riley's Memorials of London listed Adam le Sakkere as the first of the family. 1 Early Hampshire records show Henry le Sachiere as holding lands in 1280 and in Huntingdonshire, John le Sachere was recorded in 1294. Hugh le Saker was listed in the Assize Rolls for Somerset in 1225 and Eva le Sakere was listed at Wakefield, Yorkshire in 1277. 2

Early History of the Sac family

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Sac Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Sac have been found, including Sacker, Saker, Sakker and others.

Early Notables of the Sac family

Thomas Secker (1693-1768), an English divine, Archbishop of Canterbury, born at Sibthorpe, a village in Nottinghamshire. William Secker (died 1681) was another English divine who preached at Tewkesbury and afterwards at All-Hallows, London...
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Migration of the Sac family

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Sac, or a variant listed above: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Sources +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)