Singer Surname

6,313th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Singer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the singer'; v. Sanger and Sangster; compare Dancer, Hopper, &c.

1583. John Synger and Joane Burton: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1768. Married — John Singer and Mary Reilly: St. George, Hanover Square.

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Singer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States39,8771:9,0891,096
Germany17,9451:4,486521
Egypt7,3521:12,5051,495
Austria4,2521:2,003153
Canada2,7331:13,4821,990
England2,5301:22,0233,081
France1,5451:42,9925,425
Afghanistan1,1821:27,2021,224
Venezuela9101:33,1911,950
Lebanon8831:6,3841,066
Switzerland8731:9,4081,532
Australia8091:33,3694,401
Nigeria6521:271,69115,466
Brazil5671:377,55614,421
Scotland5591:9,5771,348
Turkey5201:149,65711,830
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Argentina4721:90,5587,620
Israel4331:19,7642,942
South Africa3851:140,72116,192
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Poland3381:112,45216,879
New Zealand3171:14,2852,501
India2991:2,565,43681,200
Czechia2881:36,9226,066
Hungary2451:40,0664,297
Bhutan2431:2,535179
Netherlands2401:70,36311,970
Philippines2051:493,84558,364
Italy1501:407,71145,323
Dominican Republic1461:71,4583,346
Haiti1201:89,0334,477
Chile1081:163,1165,443
Thailand951:743,562121,778
Wales911:34,0063,399
Croatia821:51,5689,854
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
Ecuador691:230,5208,255
Slovakia691:77,34014,984
Belgium601:191,61125,371
Spain601:779,20132,544
Sweden601:164,11311,407
Denmark591:95,6739,081
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Palestine471:96,7846,858
Iran451:1,706,27864,723
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
Mexico361:3,447,95024,458
Uruguay361:95,3279,476
China281:48,832,9132,633
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Northern Ireland251:73,8015,249
Norway251:205,69123,411
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Jordan221:401,92912,166
Liechtenstein221:1,744183
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Greece211:527,60966,013
Panama161:244,5166,353
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Nicaragua131:463,1613,580
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Norfolk Island51:459108
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Laos41:1,647,081888
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Fiji11:894,3914,568
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland491:90,4056,033
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8551:28,5093,861
Scotland3031:12,3541,479
Wales431:36,4751,977
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0901:12,2781,586

The alternate forms: Šinger (32) & Singèr (1) are calculated separately.

Singer (2,924) may also be a first name.

Singer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the singer'; v. Sanger and Sangster; compare Dancer, Hopper, &c.

1583. John Synger and Joane Burton: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1768. Married — John Singer and Mary Reilly: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

From the occupation. The second form recorded in Fife. compare Sir Robert Bynne, "cheplaine and singar in the quier" in Aberdeen, 1457 (CRA., p. 289).

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

“Cantor” (in Synagogue).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who sang, especially a church singer; the soloist in the synagogue.

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

Doubtless from vocal skill.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gaufridus Cantor, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Christiania le Chaunter, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Singer: a professional chanter, a ballad-singer or minstrel. Sangster.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

User-submitted Reference

(English, Scottish) The surname Sanger or Singer means 'singer' or 'somebody who sings in church'.

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Singer Last Name Facts

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

Singer (Arabic: سينجر, Hindi: सिंगेर, Oriya: ସିେର, Tibetan: སིང་གར།) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Šinger or Singèr. Click here for other possible spellings of Singer.

How Common Is The Last Name Singer? popularity and diffusion

Singer is the 6,313th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 81,441 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Singer are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 134,242nd most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 2,924 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 39,877 people, or 1 in 9,089. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 14 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 128 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 20 percent live and Egypt, where 8 percent live.

Singer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Singer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Singer surname grew 975 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 296 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 212 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Singer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (41%) in Ireland, Orthodox (67%) in Russia, Sunni (96%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Singer last name are 4.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.07% registered with the party.

The amount Singer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 211.99% more than the national average, earning €93,692 per year; in Norway they earn 52.42% more than the national average, earning 527,479 kr per year; in Peru they earn 74.87% less than the national average, earning S/. 4,871 per year; in South Africa they earn 322.12% more than the national average, earning R 1,003,120 per year; in United States they earn 14.61% more than the national average, earning $49,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.26% more than the national average, earning $63,227 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šinger9432/
Singèr941/
Singier92460/
Szinger92432/
Sainger92168/
Singher92116/
Singerr9278/
Shinger9276/
Singert9264/
Seinger9229/
Sinzger9229/
Singere9223/
Soinger929/
Singger924/
Sienger923/
Singuer922/
Scinger921/
Singerd921/
Singeer921/
Zsinger921/
Singerh921/
Suinger920/
Singe918,504/
Siner913,417/
Seingier86368/
Saingier86226/
Singuere869/
Schinger862/
Szingert862/
Hssinger862/
Singgere861/
Shingere861/
Shingier861/
D'Singer861/
Singgerd861/
Shninger860/
Shainger860/
Senger8318,425/
Shinge8310,784/
Zinger838,823/
Sänger838,098/
Shiner834,606/
Signer833,958/
Ginger833,924/
Sünger832,874/
Singhe831,364/
Sincer831,101/
Siener831,042/
Sitner83877/
Seiner83739/
Sainer83267/
Singez83221/
Singir83150/
Singre83148/
Jinger83145/
Singeç83130/
Sienge8363/
Sinert8359/
Singep8354/
Singeh8351/
Synger8346/
Singey8341/
Sinier8332/
Singej8327/
Sinzer8323/
Sinser8322/
Singet8322/
Sihner8321/
Singie8321/
Cinger8319/
Singed8317/
ßinger8317/
Singee8315/
Sinjer8315/
Sindge8312/
Sisner8310/
Žinger839/
Singes838/
Sönger836/
Simger835/
Singge835/
Suinge834/
Çinger834/
Sineer833/
Xinger833/
Sinere833/
Singea832/
Sinnge831/
Suiner831/
Soiner831/
Sinear831/
Sineir831/
Ssinge831/
Shnger831/
Sngeer831/
Sinyer830/
Sciner830/
Senninger80483/
Singerová80314/
Segginger80133/
Sinninger8042/
Sger8033/
Seingnert8029/
Singerova8017/
Schninger805/
Schuinger803/
Schoinger801/
Schsinger801/
Schienger801/
Scheinger800/
Geesinger800/
Sittner772,915/
Sincere772,776/
Saenger772,732/
Gienger771,548/
Seitner771,043/
Siegner77950/
Shingre77758/
Seigner77523/
Sengere77388/
Sheiner77378/
Shinner77369/
Singhee77334/
Gingher77314/
Suitner77283/
Schiner77235/
Senguer77161/
Sengier77156/
Shingir77152/
Zingher77120/
Saitner77111/
Singgir7797/
Shainer7786/
Seanger7785/
Zinguer7776/
Sengher7776/
Shenger7769/
Sincher7754/
Szenger7742/
Shingie7742/
Seijner7734/
Sainner7734/
Shindge7732/
Sainetr7732/
Saigner7731/
Sienert7727/
Shiener7721/
Sietner7721/
Suinner7715/
Gingert7715/
Seenger7715/
Sziener7715/
Chinger7713/
Szeiner7713/
Seinert7713/
Sinjeur7713/
Singhey7713/
Signert7712/
Sinsert7712/
Sinyerd7711/
Shinert7710/
Shinghe7710/
Zingier7710/
Singhei779/
Soitner779/
Szincer777/
Singhed777/
Schinge775/
Sinsere774/
Sengger774/
Zingere774/
Shingee774/
Shinjer774/
Singhir774/
Zinnger773/
Shinzer773/
Sceiner773/
Singhea773/
Singued773/
Singeet773/
Singget773/
Scenger772/
Zuinger772/
Suenger772/
Zingert772/
Singire772/
Gingier772/
Jingere771/
Dzinger771/
Gimnger771/
Zhinger771/
Zienger771/
Zainger771/
Sciener771/
Scinzer771/
Sineard771/
Singair771/
Singheh771/
Singhie771/
Singiet771/
Singjhe771/
Sinjeer771/
Sinzere771/
Shineer771/
Shinere771/
Shingge771/
Shinier771/
Shisner771/
Seisner771/
Sendger771/
Seinerd771/
Seinier771/
Szinser771/
Signier771/
Scigner771/
Shynger771/
Soigner771/
Soinier771/
Singuet771/
Singuir771/
Singhge771/
Sinjier771/
Sitnner771/
Shingea771/
Signere771/
Sincert771/
Sinerth771/
Sengerr771/
Séginer771/
Gingere771/
Cingert771/
Cingier771/
Sing're771/
Snggerd771/
Shing'e771/
Sainert771/
Sinsetr771/
Singgeh771/
Singgie771/
Singess770/
Sinsier770/
Shigner770/
Sehnger770/
Zeinger770/
Shitner770/
Sineyre770/
Shuiner770/
Seinner770/
Shinser770/
Gingger770/
Scisner770/
Shimner770/
Shincer770/
Sinceer770/
Zinsger770/
Seineur770/
Sincerd770/
Sienier770/
Schchinger752/
Szingerová751/
Szenninger751/
Gehesinger750/
Singa73153,633/
Senge7312,434/
Singi736,461/
Sener732,630/
Ciner731,869/
Sinir731,840/
Zinge731,459/
Since731,032/
Sinze73955/
Sgier73389/
Syner73347/
Sinje73316/
Ziner73301/
Singy73293/
Singj73224/
Cinge73169/
Synge73138/
Çiner73105/
Séner7387/
Sinse7353/
Jnger7326/
Siñer7312/
Simge7311/
Šiner7311/
Shger738/
Xiner736/
Xinge736/
Søger736/
Sgeer735/
Sgher735/
Såger735/
Sguer732/
Singé732/
Sinhr731/
Sgert731/
Sinér731/
Sünge731/
Sıner731/
Sinxe731/
Sxger731/
Znger731/
Scheiner714,393/
Schiener711,158/
Soignier71259/
Sienerth7195/
Schinninger7185/
Seignier7181/
Chingere7172/
Szittner7168/
Szeitner7165/
Sincerre7155/
Seignert7149/
Schinzer7147/
Szyngier7145/
Saignier7127/
Shengere7125/
Schagginger7124/
Sheinert7123/
Schainer7122/
Shingire7121/
Schigner7119/
Zinguere7118/
Saengher7118/
Senninge7117/
Saincher7116/
Seignere7115/
Sinerová7113/
Sainnier7113/
Sinerova7112/
Shengher7111/
Chinguer719/
Sittnner719/
Shincher716/
Shinherr715/
Schenger715/
Singaire715/
Sengeior714/
Seincher713/
Shaigner713/
Szeinert712/
Djinguer712/
Sinninge712/
Schinier712/
Sing'oey712/
Shengerr711/
Schinert711/
Singhair711/
Soehnger711/
Soinnier711/
Sheinier711/
Seignear711/
Shinghir711/
Soisnier711/
Shainier711/
Shzingre711/
Sienierz711/
Sinchere711/
Ssengere711/
Siettner710/
Shinnerr710/
Schinerd710/
Sengeher710/
Singha67425,113/
Singhi678,810/
Sinche678,393/
Zenger675,544/
Zinser674,507/
Jünger674,133/
Zeiner673,762/
Sengea673,111/
Shenge672,765/
Singui672,404/
Shinje672,261/
Sencer672,020/
Sengee671,344/
Segner671,330/
Singoi671,271/
Scheinert671,130/
Singhj671,055/
Shingi67952/
Cenger67923/
Senser67894/
Genger67816/
Senges67736/
Simser67697/
Cönger67684/
Sengir67650/
Singga67629/
Cingir67613/
Singit67611/
Singai67607/
Sindje67541/
Sienga67533/
Singjh67500/
Shinze67496/
Zingre67468/
Sayner67427/
Chiner67410/
Senier67381/
Zinßer67377/
Cinier67373/
Singay67333/
Singhy67319/
Sehner67288/
Sinyor67283/
Singgi67282/
Chinge67275/
Zainer67273/
Sengeh67267/
Shener67263/
Zinzer67217/
Sinnga67216/
Singid67196/
Jingir67183/
Senzer67173/
Sinior67159/
Shinse67155/
Singoa67151/
Zinninger67137/
Simzer67135/
Sajner67131/
Sengge67130/
Sinninghe67125/
Zinher67124/
Zänger67122/
Senkge67119/
Zynger67117/
Sinoir67116/
Setner67112/
Singyh67103/
Seaner67101/
Cinert6799/
Zingir6798/
Sönser6786/
Sainerová6783/
Seinerová6780/
Sindgi6780/
Šitner6779/
Senear6777/
Süngee6777/
Süngeç6772/
Cinget6770/
Sintje6770/
Cinser6768/
Singih6768/
Šeiner6766/
Cingey6765/
Sytner6764/
Sincyr6764/
Cisner6764/
Sendge6763/
Söhnge6760/
Jenger6759/
Gingir6759/
Singip6757/
Singoy6756/
Cincer6756/
Ceiner6753/
Shince6753/
Cesner6751/
Çigner6749/
Seener6748/
Sengez6745/
Sinngi6744/
Sägner6744/
Sainir6743/
Scyner6741/
Schittner6740/
Cinninger6739/
Senyer6737/
Suenge6737/
Cingeľ6737/
Senget6736/
Jingre6736/
Sengep6735/
Singiz6735/
Saenge6734/
Seyner6732/
Sincir6732/
Singaj6732/
Ssenge6731/
Sgheer6730/
Cysner6729/
Senher6729/
Zingerova6728/
Singaa6728/
Synyer6727/
Senere6725/
Shyner6724/
Sinzeu6721/
Sengie6721/
Sinset6720/
Shinre6719/
Çesner6719/
Çinçer6718/
Zoiner6717/
Szener6717/
Singis6716/
Cinzer6716/
Cinere6715/
Sinhrr6715/
Seinre6715/
Synher6714/
Sinair6712/
Sájner6711/
Sengerová6710/
Sienhr6710/
Shgeer6710/
Ching'ere6710/
Senjer6710/
Schenguer6710/
Sönges6710/
Seng'e679/
Schaitner678/
Cigner678/
Zincer678/
Sengerova677/
Sesner677/
Sengre676/
Zünger676/
Syngre676/
Cingerová675/
Citner675/
Siengi675/
Sience675/
Zinier675/
Suingi675/
Scheitner675/
Sienje675/
Sünget675/
Sinzee674/
Djinguere674/
Seneer674/
Singiy674/
Sinjrh674/
Sienze674/
Singirova674/
Semger674/
Sinsey674/
Shengheer674/
Siense674/
Ssinga674/
Sincey673/
Senged673/
Simges673/
Sengey673/
Singyi673/
Sainerova673/
Singuy673/
Shingj672/
Shoiniere672/
Sinjee672/
Seuner672/
Scheinher672/
Sängerová672/
Schuenger672/
Sinhir672/
Singhè672/
Singhé672/
Sinire672/
Señier672/
Senghe672/
Sengye672/
Seinerova672/
Sainre672/
Sghear672/
Sjinga672/
Schengher672/
Cngger671/
Zinnge671/
Zenninger671/
Zuiner671/
Scheisner671/
Schindcer671/
Schzeiner671/
Sincerova671/
Sinses671/
Sinzey671/
Sinzie671/
Simgee671/
Sguere671/
Shcheiner671/
Scince671/
Sygner671/
Sehnge671/
Sincea671/
Hsingi671/
Sincet671/
Jhnger671/
Jngeer671/
Zingerová671/
Çeiner671/
Šainer671/
Šesner671/
Sesnge671/
Sgheïr671/
Suinze671/
Sinzea671/
Sinisr671/
Sinsce671/
Sinsir671/
Simnze671/
Ssinze671/
Schincher671/
Sejner671/
Cingge671/
Chinguere671/
Shinir671/
Sinzhe671/
Sinsez671/
Sinjei671/
Sinshe671/
Schoenger671/
Sinsee671/
Sinsei671/
Sinkga671/
Sheinhert671/
Sggeer671/
Zngeer671/
Zngere671/
Xingge671/
Çinerr671/
Senert670/
Schceiner670/
Scheinerd670/
Sineheart670/
Zinyer670/
Schnenger670/
Hsyner670/
Cinyer670/
Schsainer670/
Shinneard670/
Synser670/
Sinsea670/
Zinnenger670/

Singer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Singer in the Hindi language
सिंगेरsingera-
Singer in the Tibetan language
སིང་གར།singgar76.19
སིང་གར་།singgar6.19
སིང་གཱར།singgar5.71
སིང་གར་singgar4.29
སིང་སྒར།singgar1.9
མ་ཡ་སིང་གར་mayasinggar1.43
བྷ་འདུར་སིང་གར་bhadursinggar1.43
ཤིང་གར།shinggar0.95
ཚེ་རིང་སིང་གར་tseringsinggar0.48
སིངགར།singgar0.48
བིར་སིང་གར་birsinggar0.48
ལྷ་མོ་སིང་གར་lhamosinggar0.48
Singer in the Oriya language
ସିେରsiera50
ଶିେରsiera50
Singer in the Arabic language
سينجرsynjr-
سينغرsynghr-
سنجرsnjr-

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