What is "sisk"

Sisk is an Irish surname and has been found in East Cork since the 18th century. A modern version of the medieval surname Saghas of County Kildare.

The earliest form of Sisk is found in Tenby, Wales in 1405. Sayse, from Sais, a sobriquet meaning "Saxon".

People with the surname include:

• Bernice F. Sisk, (1910–95) American Congressman
• Doug Sisk (born 1957) Major League baseball player
• Howard Sisk (c.1930–2001) aka "Curly Howard", American radio disc jockey
• Jerry Sisk, Jr. (1953–2013) American gemologist and co-founder of Jewelry Television
• John Sisk, (1837–1921) Irish builder, founder of the Sisk Group
• John Sisk, Jr. (born 1941) American football player
• Johnny Sisk (born 1906) American football player
• Laura Wright née Laura Sisk (born 1970) American actress
• Mark Sisk, (born 1942) Episcopal Bishop of New York
• Mildred Gillars née Mildred Sisk (1900–88), nicknamed "Axis Sally", American broadcaster in Nazi Germany
• Stephen J. M. Sisk (born 1966) Canadian actor -turned manager /studio designer
• Tommie Sisk (born 1942) Major League baseball player
• Wayne Sisk (1922-99), American soldier, portrayed in Band of Brothers miniseries