Sax

See also: SAX, sax, and Sax.

English

Etymology

From the German surname, spelling variant of Sachs.

Proper noun

Sax (plural Saxes)

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• sax
• saxophone

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sax is the 16958^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1676 individuals. Sax is most common among White (90.99%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sax”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• ASX, XAS

French

Etymology

German surname, spelling variant of Sachs.

Proper noun

Sax m or f by sense

1. Sax: a surname from German

Derived terms

• sax
• saxo
• saxophone