Sangster Surname

52,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sangster Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the singer' or songster. Anglo-Saxon sangere.

Willametta Cantatrix. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

A clam le Sangere. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

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Sangster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1941:113,48112,278
Canada1,6811:21,9193,004
England1,3981:39,8565,144
Scotland1,1141:4,806818
Australia5671:47,6115,958
Jamaica5161:5,562711
New Zealand4891:9,2601,603
South Africa1901:285,14627,904
Ecuador1891:84,1585,793
Netherlands961:175,90825,337
Panama481:81,5053,340
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Wales291:106,7088,358
Trinidad and Tobago291:47,0344,189
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Guyana181:42,3464,061
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Belize31:118,4913,439
France31:22,140,907385,998
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,0481:3,572587
England3891:62,6627,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2621:191,67416,822

Sangster (711) may also be a first name.

Sangster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the singer' or songster. Anglo-Saxon sangere.

Willametta Cantatrix. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

A clam le Sangere. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

Robert le Sangar, Somerset, l Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Thomas le Sanggere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1640. Baptised — Arthur, s. of Arthur Sangar: Reg. Stourton, Wilts, n. 9.

1714. Married — William Wilkins and Susanna Sangar: Reg. St. Dionis Backchurch.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

An Aberdeen surname, from the office of "singer," or "chorister" in the church. James Sankstar, a charter witness in Aberdeen, 1452 (REA., I, p. 273). Andrew Sancster, friar preacher in Aberdeen, I486 (REA., II, p. 300). In the reign of James IV there is an entry of payment of ten pounds "to Willyeam Sangstare of Lythgow for a sang buke he brocht to the king" (ALHT., I, p. 114).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

The fem. form of Sanger [Old English sangestre]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who sang in church.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Anglo-Saxon sangistre, a female singer, the feminine of Sanger. "Cantrix, sangystre." Wright's Vocab. For the mode in which ' songster ' became applicable to the male sex, see under STER.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Scottish.) A song—maker or singer.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Dutch, Sangstier; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sangster Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sangster Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sangster (Russian: Сангстер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sangster? popularity and diffusion

It is the 52,130th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 741,810 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Sangster reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 309,735th most frequent first name in the world, held by 711 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 3,194 people, or 1 in 113,481. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent live, Georgia, where 10 percent live and Michigan, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 55 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Sangster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sangster has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,219 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 359 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 106 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 207 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sangster Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sangster surname is predominantly Presbyterian (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sangster last name are 8.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.26% being registered with the party.

The amount Sangster earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.42% more than the national average, earning 354,441 kr per year; in Peru they earn 150.43% more than the national average, earning S/. 48,546 per year; in South Africa they earn 167.12% more than the national average, earning R 634,776 per year; in United States they earn 4.73% less than the national average, earning $41,106 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.56% less than the national average, earning $45,428 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sangstger941/
Shangster941/
Sangsteer941/
Songster88376/
Sankster882/
Sangstir881/
Samgster880/
Shankster82260/
Sangstedt822/
Sanxter8032/
Sangsta808/
Sangstha751/
Jongster751/
Songsted751/
Somgster750/
Songstead711/
Songsti671/

Sangster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sangster in the Russian language
Сангстерsangster-

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