Sackman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Israel

Etymology of Sackman

What does the name Sackman mean?

The Jewish surname Sackman has a two possible origins. In the first case, Sackman was often adopted in memory of a martyred ancestor. It is adapted from ZAKS, an acronym for the phrase "zera kodesh shemo," meaning "descended from martyrs." This acronym was adopted by the descendants of the residents of the German town of Speyer, which was devastated during the crusades. Another area that is remembered by this name is the Prussian town of Stendahl, where many Jews were martyred in the 16th century.

The alternate origin of Sackman suggests that it is of local or geographic derivation and indicates that its original bearer came from Saxony.

Sackman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sachs, Zaks, Saks, Sacks and more. and others.

Sackman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sackman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Joh Henrich Sackman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Sackman (post 1700) +

Morris Sackman, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1954 2
Gilbert R. Sackman, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Queens County 6th District, 1933 2

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html