Sawyer

Type: Surname (from occupation)
Usage: English

Meaning

Occupational name meaning “sawer of wood, woodcutter” in Middle English, ultimately from Old English sagu meaning “saw”. Mark Twain used it for the main character in his novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876).
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