Saxe

Saxe Meaning & Origin

About Saxe
The surname Saxe is of German origin and is derived from the word "Sachsen," meaning "Saxon" in English. It is a regional or ethnic surname that originally referred to someone from the region of Saxony in Germany. The Saxons were a Germanic tribe that played a significant role in the early medieval period, and their name has been adopted as a surname by their descendants. Today, the surname Saxe is found primarily among individuals of German or Jewish German descent.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Saxe is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Saxe: 1,776
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 16,250
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.6

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Saxe based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Saxe is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SKS
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S AE1 K S
🌐 IPA
/sæks/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SKS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Saxe in Braille

Here's how to represent Saxe in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Saxe in braille

How to sign the name Saxe using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Saxe using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Saxe in sign language

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