Sawyer

English
"woodcutter"

Sawyer Origin and Meaning

The name Sawyer is a boy's name of English origin meaning "woodcutter".

Sawyer is a surname with a more relaxed and friendly feel than many others, and is one of the hottest occupational names right now, with the Nameberry seal of approval. Sawyer is becoming one of the top unisex names. Both Sara Gilbert and Diane Farr used Sawyer for their daughters, while it was given a boost as a boys' name by the character Sawyer on Lost, an alias for the character really named James Ford.

Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg were among the first to discover Sawyer when they used it for their son in 1992, the year it leaped up 356 places.

Sawyer is a relatively common surname--think Tom and Diane. It originated as an occupational name for a woodcutter, otherwise known as someone who worked with a saw.

# 127 in the US

Sawyer Rank in US Top 1000

# 76 on Nameberry

Sawyer Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Sawyer Popularity

Famous People Named Sawyer

  • Sawyer Christopher Fredericks
    American singer,songwriter ("The Voice")
  • Sawyer Fulton
    ring name of Jacob Southwick, American pro wrestler
  • Sawyer Storm Sweeten
    late American actor; twin brother of Sullivan Sweeten
  • Sawyer Hartman
    YouTuber
  • Sawyer Spielberg
    son of director Steven Spielberg
  • Sawyer Steven Yount (b. 2010)
    son of TV journalist Erica Hill and David Yount
  • Sawyer Hooray Shapiro (b. 2015)
    son of radio personality Todd Shapiro and model Irina Funtikova
  • Sawyer Hollis
    son of blogger Rachel Hollis

Sawyer in Pop Culture

  • James "Sawyer" Ford
    a main character on TV's "Lost"
  • Sawyer
    character in movie "Dolphin Tale"
  • Sawyer
    character in anime series "Pokémon: XY"
  • Sawyer
    zombie on Canadian animated series "Camp Lakebottom"
  • "Tom Sawyer
    " novel by Mark Twain and its main character
  • Sawyer Brown
    American band
  • Sawyer Brown
    character in the book "She is One of the Boys" by E.M. Molleja
  • Veronica Sawyer
    "Heathers"