Sawyer - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Sawyer \

is of Middle English origin, and its meaning is "wood-worker". Occupational name. Literary: most familiar as the name of Mark Twain's boy hero, Tom Sawyer.

Baby names that sound like Sawyer are Sayer, Sayre and Zayyir. Other similar baby names are Lawyer, Dwyer, Mayer, Saber and Sayers.

Sawyer is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#514 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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