Singers Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Singers 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 SurnameSingers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 72 | 1:773,862 | 42,299 |
| Scotland | 37 | 1:144,698 | 8,671 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 34 | 1:110,095 | 5,249 |
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
Singers 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).
Doubtless from vocal skill.
Singers Demographics
Singers Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Singers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Singers Come From? nationality or country of origin
Singers has its highest incidence in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Singers? popularity and diffusion
Singers is the 1,447,279th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. Singers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Singers are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 773,862. In England Singers is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 39 percent live, Essex, where 21 percent live and West Sussex, where 10 percent live. Apart from England this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.
Singers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Singers has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Singers last name rose 554 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Singers Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
The amount Singers earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.88% more than the national average, earning R 320,520 per year and in Canada they earn 10.71% less than the national average, earning $44,364 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingers | 93 | 1 | / |
| Singgers | 93 | 1 | / |
| Singerst | 93 | 0 | / |
| Siners | 92 | 1 | / |
| Seingersh | 88 | 3 | / |
| Sengers | 86 | 1,609 | / |
| Zingers | 86 | 19 | / |
| Shiners | 86 | 11 | / |
| Signers | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sieners | 86 | 2 | / |
| Seiners | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sitners | 86 | 1 | / |
| Suiners | 86 | 0 | / |
| Singirs | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sainers | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sinears | 86 | 0 | / |
| Shinners | 80 | 1,363 | / |
| Sengiers | 80 | 33 | / |
| Jingerås | 80 | 7 | / |
| Seners | 77 | 153 | / |
| Ziners | 77 | 34 | / |
| Sgiers | 77 | 24 | / |
| Syners | 77 | 5 | / |
| Scgers | 77 | 3 | / |
| Schöngers | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shinnears | 75 | 0 | / |
| Zengers | 71 | 148 | / |
| Cisners | 71 | 11 | / |
| Gengers | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sågerås | 71 | 9 | / |
| Jüngers | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chiners | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sensers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semgers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Citners | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cengers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sayners | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seaners | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheners | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shenners | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ceihners | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gingerch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Synhersh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chainers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shinerce | 67 | 1 | / |
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