Sack Family History

Sack Surname Meaning

German, Flemish, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name either for a maker of sacks or bags or for someone who carried sacks from Middle High German sack, Middle Dutch sack, sac ‘sack’. German: nickname for a plump person from Middle High German sac ‘bag belly’.

German: topographic name from Middle High German sack ‘sack end of a valley or area of cultivation’. Dutch: from a variant of Zack, a short form of the personal name Zacharias or Isaak (see Isaac).

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): acronymic surname from the first letters of the Hebrew phrase Zera Keshodim ‘Seed of the Holy’ (referring to martyred ancestors) or from a short form of the personal name Isaac. Compare Zak.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Sak, Hack, Pack, Back, Jack, Beck, Tack, Bick, Slack, Mack

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Where is the Sack family from?

You can see how Sack families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sack family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sack families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 36 Sack families living in Ontario. This was about 40% of all the recorded Sack's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Sack families in 1911.

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What did your Sack ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Sack.

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Farmer

59%

Laborer

17%

Hunter

Labourer

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There are 8K immigration records available for the last name Sack. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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What is the average Sack lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Sack life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Sack in 1943 was 37, and 74 in 2004.

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Sack Surname Meaning

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Sack family from?

What did your Sack ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Sack.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

59%

Laborer

17%

Hunter

Labourer

What Sack family records will you find?

What is the average Sack lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Sack life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Sack in 1943 was 37, and 74 in 2004.

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Sack Surname Meaning

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