The sack Surname
sack Name Meaning and History
- English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a maker of sacks or bags, from Old English sacc, Middle High German sack, German Sack ‘sack’. Bahlow also suggests someone who carried sacks.
- German: topographic from Middle High German sack ‘sack’, ‘end of a valley or area of cultivation’.
- Dutch: from a reduced form of the personal name Zacharias.
- Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from an acronym of the Hebrew phrase Zera Keshodim ‘Seed of the Holy’ (referring to martyred ancestors), or from a short form of the personal name Isaac.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Share this page with friends and family
Search for sack records
More resources for your sack family history
Sack message board
Threads: 67 - Messages: 145
Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?
A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.
Begin your family tree with your name:
The sack name in History
A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the sack family name as far back in history as possible.
Member Connections
- Anonymously contact one of the Ancestry members researching the sack last name.
- Search for Ancestry members researching one of your specific ancestors.
- Create or update your own Ancestry member profile so that other members can anonymously contact you.
More Tools and Resources
- Search Ancestry.com for all of your sack ancestors.
- Create and publish your own family history book using Ancestry Press.
- Learn more about your family history using DNA Ancestry.
- Learn more about family history in the Ancestry Learning Center.
- Visit the Ancestry.com homepage.