Sax History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Sax family

The surname Sax 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 Sax family

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Sax Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Sax family

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Sax Ranking

In the United States, the name Sax is the 18,457^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Sax migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sax Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Bassett Sax, who landed in Virginia in 1646 2

Sax Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johan Peter Sax, who landed in New York in 1750 2
Johannes Michael Sax, who arrived in New York in 1753 2

Sax Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mrs. Sax, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
Helene Sax, aged 22, who arrived in New York in 1854 2
Thomas Sax, who landed in Mississippi in 1854 2
M Sax, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1879 2
John J Sax, who landed in Arkansas in 1884 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Sax (post 1700) +

Geoffrey "Geoff" Sax, British BAFTA Award winning contemporary film and television director, known for his work on Tipping the Velvet (2002), White Noise (2005) and The New Statesman (1987)
Sax Rohmer (1883-1959), English novelist
Sax Rohmer (1886-1959), English author

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)