A German and Jewish surname meaning 'Saxon'; also refers to various notable people with this surname.
From Middle High German Sahse meaning 'Saxon', referring to someone from Saxony. Common among Ashkenazi Jews who adopted German place names as surnames.
The surname Sachs connects to the ancient Saxon tribes, but became particularly prominent among Jewish families in Central Europe who often took geographic surnames during the 18th and 19th centuries.
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