Wax Family History
Wax Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Wachs and in North America (also) an altered form of this. English (London): metonymic occupational name for a seller or gatherer of beeswax from Middle English wax (from Old English weax). In the Middle Ages wax was an important commodity used among other things for making candles. Compare Waxman .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022