Saks (surname)

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Meaning One from Saxony		Region of origin Saxony
Related names Sachsen, Sachs, Sacks, Saksida, Sax, Saxe

Saks is a German surname, meaning a person from the region of Saxony (originally Sachsen). The region is named after the Germanic tribe which settled there in Roman times. The name may refer to:

People

Adam Saks (born 1974), Danish painter

Andrew Saks (1847–1912), American businessman

Elyn Saks (born 1956), American legal scholar

Gene Saks (1921–2015), American director and actor

Gidon Saks (born 1960), South African singer

Kaido Saks (born 1986), Estonian basketball player

Katrin Saks (born 1956), Estonian politician

Michael Saks (mathematician) (born 1951), American mathematician

Michael J. Saks (born 1947), American legal scholar

Sol Saks (1910–2011), American screenwriter

Stanislaw Saks (1897–1942), Polish mathematician

Tarmo Saks (born 1975), Estonian football player

Toby Saks (1942–2013), American cellist

References

Saks (surname) Wikipedia

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