Sax Last Name Facts and Heraldry

Sax is an English surname. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “one who came”.

Where the name comes from

Related forms include Saxon and Saxe.

Sax by the numbers

The 2010 US Census counted 1,676 people named Sax, ranking it number 16,958 among American surnames. INSEE counts 271 people born in France with the Sax surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1961–1970. Births ran at 16 in 1891–1900 and 24 in 1991–2000.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Sax coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line.

Research your Sax family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.