The wax Surname
wax Name Meaning and History
- Variant spelling of German and Jewish Wachs.
- English: metonymic occupational name for a seller or gatherer of beeswax, Middle English wax (from Old English weax). In the Middle Ages wax was an important commodity, used among other things for making candles.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Henry Wax m. Margaret Geschwind | Richie Hayes | 36 |
| Korbenia and Krescencia Klotz Wax | Marie Nelson | 15 |
| William Wax family of Perry Co/Huntingdon/Juniata Co's, PA |
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| wax family and cemetery in saint charles va |
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| Joanah S. Wax |
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| looking for info on Mitchell Wax |
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| Heinrich WAX married Catherine KLEE in 1796 | Jorge Montero | 0 |
| 66th Reunion of the Wax Family (KY) | Joyce Page Collins | 0 |
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