Singer Surname
Approximately 89,482 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSinger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39,877 | 1:9,089 | 1,096 |
| Germany | 17,945 | 1:4,486 | 521 |
| Egypt | 7,352 | 1:12,505 | 1,495 |
| Austria | 4,252 | 1:2,003 | 153 |
| Canada | 2,733 | 1:13,482 | 1,990 |
| England | 2,530 | 1:22,023 | 3,081 |
| France | 1,545 | 1:42,992 | 5,425 |
| Afghanistan | 1,182 | 1:27,202 | 1,224 |
| Venezuela | 910 | 1:33,191 | 1,950 |
| Lebanon | 883 | 1:6,384 | 1,066 |
| Switzerland | 873 | 1:9,408 | 1,532 |
| Australia | 809 | 1:33,369 | 4,401 |
| Nigeria | 652 | 1:271,691 | 15,466 |
| Brazil | 567 | 1:377,556 | 14,421 |
| Scotland | 559 | 1:9,577 | 1,348 |
| Turkey | 520 | 1:149,657 | 11,830 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| Argentina | 472 | 1:90,558 | 7,620 |
| Israel | 433 | 1:19,764 | 2,942 |
| South Africa | 385 | 1:140,721 | 16,192 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Poland | 338 | 1:112,452 | 16,879 |
| New Zealand | 317 | 1:14,285 | 2,501 |
| India | 299 | 1:2,565,436 | 81,200 |
| Czechia | 288 | 1:36,922 | 6,066 |
| Hungary | 245 | 1:40,066 | 4,297 |
| Bhutan | 243 | 1:2,535 | 179 |
| Netherlands | 240 | 1:70,363 | 11,970 |
| Philippines | 205 | 1:493,845 | 58,364 |
| Italy | 150 | 1:407,711 | 45,323 |
| Dominican Republic | 146 | 1:71,458 | 3,346 |
| Haiti | 120 | 1:89,033 | 4,477 |
| Chile | 108 | 1:163,116 | 5,443 |
| Thailand | 95 | 1:743,562 | 121,778 |
| Wales | 91 | 1:34,006 | 3,399 |
| Croatia | 82 | 1:51,568 | 9,854 |
| Indonesia | 78 | 1:1,695,502 | 110,645 |
| Ecuador | 69 | 1:230,520 | 8,255 |
| Slovakia | 69 | 1:77,340 | 14,984 |
| Belgium | 60 | 1:191,611 | 25,371 |
| Spain | 60 | 1:779,201 | 32,544 |
| Sweden | 60 | 1:164,113 | 11,407 |
| Denmark | 59 | 1:95,673 | 9,081 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Palestine | 47 | 1:96,784 | 6,858 |
| Iran | 45 | 1:1,706,278 | 64,723 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Malaysia | 36 | 1:819,284 | 37,745 |
| Mexico | 36 | 1:3,447,950 | 24,458 |
| Uruguay | 36 | 1:95,327 | 9,476 |
| China | 28 | 1:48,832,913 | 2,633 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Northern Ireland | 25 | 1:73,801 | 5,249 |
| Norway | 25 | 1:205,691 | 23,411 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Jordan | 22 | 1:401,929 | 12,166 |
| Liechtenstein | 22 | 1:1,744 | 183 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Panama | 16 | 1:244,516 | 6,353 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Nicaragua | 13 | 1:463,161 | 3,580 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Paraguay | 12 | 1:603,062 | 7,396 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:9,536 | 2,057 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Romania | 8 | 1:2,509,734 | 55,065 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Norfolk Island | 5 | 1:459 | 108 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 49 | 1:90,405 | 6,033 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 855 | 1:28,509 | 3,861 |
| Scotland | 303 | 1:12,354 | 1,479 |
| Wales | 43 | 1:36,475 | 1,977 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,090 | 1:12,278 | 1,586 |
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.
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).
“Cantor” (in Synagogue).
(English) One who sang, especially a church singer; the soloist in the synagogue.
Doubtless from vocal skill.
Gaufridus Cantor, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Christiania le Chaunter, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Singer: a professional chanter, a ballad-singer or minstrel. Sangster.
User-submitted Reference
(English, Scottish) The surname Sanger or Singer means 'singer' or 'somebody who sings in church'.
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Average Male Singer Height
176.26 cm
Average Female Singer Height
162.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Singer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Singer in the Hindi language | ||
| सिंगेर | singera | - |
| Singer in the Tibetan language | ||
| སིང་གར། | singgar | 76.19 |
| སིང་གར་། | singgar | 6.19 |
| སིང་གཱར། | singgar | 5.71 |
| སིང་གར་ | singgar | 4.29 |
| སིང་སྒར། | singgar | 1.9 |
| མ་ཡ་སིང་གར་ | mayasinggar | 1.43 |
| བྷ་འདུར་སིང་གར་ | bhadursinggar | 1.43 |
| ཤིང་གར། | shinggar | 0.95 |
| ཚེ་རིང་སིང་གར་ | tseringsinggar | 0.48 |
| སིངགར། | singgar | 0.48 |
| བིར་སིང་གར་ | birsinggar | 0.48 |
| ལྷ་མོ་སིང་གར་ | lhamosinggar | 0.48 |
| Singer in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିେର | siera | 50 |
| ଶିେର | siera | 50 |
| Singer in the Arabic language | ||
| سينجر | synjr | - |
| سينغر | synghr | - |
| سنجر | snjr | - |
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