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View Surname: Sawyer


SAWYER
SOURCE: Occupation
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: SOI-ər, SAW-yər   [key]
Meaning & History
Occupational surname meaning "sawer of wood" in Middle English. Mark Twain used it for the main character in his novel 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' (1876).
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