Wood-cutter or sayer of words
An English occupational surname with two distinct roots. It most commonly derives from the Middle English 'sayer', referring to a professional reciter or reporter of news, but it also stems from the Old French 'essayer', meaning a wood-cutter or sawyer.
Less common today
Sayer isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,845 in 2017.
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US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
