Single Surname
Approximately 2,035 people bear this surname
Single Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the single,' i.e. the separate, one who lived alone.
Richard le Sengle, Worcestershire, 1273.
Single Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 786 | 1:102,424 | 12,688 |
| Iran | 246 | 1:312,124 | 21,793 |
| Afghanistan | 219 | 1:146,818 | 3,189 |
| Canada | 183 | 1:201,342 | 19,659 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Nigeria | 74 | 1:2,393,821 | 79,921 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| France | 64 | 1:1,037,855 | 114,367 |
| India | 62 | 1:12,372,022 | 220,417 |
| Brazil | 43 | 1:4,978,473 | 128,213 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:6,613 | 1,336 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 155 | 1:157,260 | 13,677 |
| Jersey | 28 | 1:1,853 | 308 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 239 | 1:210,120 | 18,069 |
Single (848) may also be a first name.
Single Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the single,' i.e. the separate, one who lived alone.
Richard le Sengle, Worcestershire, 1273.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Single, Lonely; Pure, Simple, Innocent [Middle English and Dialectal English single, singel, sengel, etc.; Old French sengle, single, etc.; Latin singul-us, single, separate]
Single Demographics
Average Single Salary in
England
£24,104
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Single Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Single Come From? nationality or country of origin
Single (Hindi: सिंगल, Marathi: िंसगले) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Single.
How Common Is The Last Name Single? popularity and diffusion
The last name Single is the 204,228th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,581,104 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Single live; 42 percent live in Western Europe and 39 percent live in Germanic Europe. Single is also the 280,016th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 848 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 786 people, or 1 in 102,424. In Germany Single is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 85 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent live and Bavaria, where 3 percent live. Not including Germany this surname is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 12 percent live and Afghanistan, where 11 percent live.
Single Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Single has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Single last name contracted 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Single Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Single earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 207.66% more than the national average, earning R 731,124 per year and in Canada they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning $52,592 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Single Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Single in the Marathi language | ||
| िंसगले | insagale | - |
| Single in the Hindi language | ||
| सिंगल | singala | 80 |
| सिंघल | singhala | 20 |
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Single Reference & Research
Singleton DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Singleton FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Single
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