Find out how popular the last name Saxer is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Saxer.

Saxer, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Saxer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Saxer in America

Saxer is the 44730th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Saxer surname appeared 480 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Saxer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Saxer to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Saxer

The surname Saxer is believed to have originated in Germany. It is derived from the German word 'Sachse', which means 'Saxon'. The Saxons were a Germanic tribe that inhabited the region of modern-day northern Germany and the Netherlands during the medieval period.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Saxer can be traced back to the 13th century. In 1274, a certain Henrich Saxer was mentioned in official records from the town of Erfurt, located in the central German state of Thuringia. This suggests that the name was already in use by that time, likely among families with ancestral ties to the Saxon regions.

In the late 14th century, the name Saxer appeared in the Stadtbuch (city book) of Cologne, a historical document that recorded the names of citizens and events in the city. This provides evidence that individuals bearing the surname had settled in the Rhineland region of western Germany.

During the 16th century, Johannes Saxer, a Protestant theologian and reformer, gained recognition for his religious writings and sermons. He was born in 1506 in the town of Zwickau, located in the present-day German state of Saxony.

The Saxer surname also found its way into the historical records of Switzerland. In the 17th century, a family by the name of Saxer resided in the city of Zurich. One notable member was Hans Konrad Saxer, a merchant and city councillor who lived from 1632 to 1698.

Another prominent figure with the surname Saxer was Johann Jakob Saxer, a Swiss painter born in 1716 in the city of Winterthur. He was known for his landscapes and portraits, and his works can be found in various museums and galleries across Switzerland.

Over the centuries, variations of the surname emerged, including Saxxer, Saxser, and Saxener. These alternative spellings were likely influenced by regional dialects and the preferences of individual families or scribes who recorded the names.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Saxer

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Saxer.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Saxer was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Saxer has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Saxer was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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