Sakal Family History
Sakal Name Meaning
Jewish (from Syria): occupational name for someone who polished wood gems metals or armor from Arabic ṣaqqāl ‘polisher’. Americanized form of Hungarian Szakál: descriptive nickname from szakál ‘beard’ a loanword from Turkish sakal. Croatian: nickname for a bearded man from dialect sakal ‘beard’ a word of Hungarian origin (see above).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022