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Early Origins of the Sachse family

The surname Sachse was first found in the city of Breslau, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Sachse family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sachse research. Another 123 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1494, 1576, 1698 and 1860 are included under the topic Early Sachse History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sachse Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sachs, Sax, Sachse, Sachse and others.

Early Notables of the Sachse family

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United States Sachse migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sachse Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johann Christian, Johan Friedrich, Johan George, and Johan Heinrich Sachse, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1753
  • J George Sachse, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 1
  • Johan Friederich Sachse, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 1
  • Johan George Sachse, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 1
  • Johann Christian Sachse, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Sachse Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • George Joseph Sachse, aged 29, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1838 1
  • Hermann Sachse, who arrived in New York in 1850 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Sachse (post 1700) +

  • Jessica Sachse, German two-time gold, three-time silver and bronze medalist Paralympic athlete
  • Sandra Wagner- Sachse (b. 1969), German silver and two-time bronze medalist archer at the 1996 Summer Olympics and at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  • Rainer Sachse (b. 1950), German former footballer
  • Neil Sachse (b. 1951), former SANFL and VFL Australian rules footballer

Bismarck
  • Rudi Sachse (1920-1941), German Matrosenobergefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details


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