Sawyer
Sawyer is an occupational surname referring to someone who sawed wood — from the Old English "sagu" (saw). Sawyer entered the US top 1000 in 1991 and rocketed. It entered the top 300 in 2018. The driver was the character Tom Sawyer, the boy hero of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876) — one of the most beloved characters in American literature. The character James "Sawyer" Ford in the TV series "Lost" (2004-2010) gave the name a contemporary charge. Sawyer is a male name of English (occupational) origin that means "One who saws wood". Brisk, modern, and a little American. The name sounds friendly. Sawyers tend to be adventurous. US top 300 since 2018. Rising. Well-known people named Sawyer include Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain character), Sawyer (English occupational name), Sawyer (Lost character). Common variations and related forms of Sawyer include Saw (short form), Soyer (variant), Sawyur (variant).