About Sacks
The surname Sacks is of English and German origin. It is derived from the Middle English word "sack," meaning a large bag or sack, and was likely used as an occupational name for someone who made or sold sacks. Alternatively, it could have been a nickname for a person who carried a sack or had a sack-like appearance. The German variant of the surname, Sacks, is derived from the Yiddish word "saks," meaning a bag or sack, and was likely adopted by Ashkenazi Jews as a surname for similar reasons.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Sacks based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Sacks in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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