Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings Middle English : WoodsmanWelsh : Carpenter Boy name variations Sawyer Sawyer - 10% this year Neutral Common Find out more Saw Saw - 11% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Sayer Sayer + 33% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Sayre Sayre + 20% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Sayres Sayres 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Family name origins & meanings English : patronymic from Sayer 1. This English name is also well established in Ireland.Irish : Anglicization of Gaelic Mac Saoghair (see Sears).