Singletary Surname

31,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,791 people bear this surname

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

Singletary Surname User-submission:

Singletary is an alias for Dunham. A boy was kidnapped from England by his nanny and she came up with the name "Singletary".

Singletary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,6941:21,7122,734
England391:1,428,66862,556
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Dominica11:75,891912
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guam11:160,1214,893
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4381:34,9234,158

Singletary (35) may also be a first name.

Singletary Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Singletary is an alias for Dunham. A boy was kidnapped from England by his nanny and she came up with the name "Singletary".

- sluxabelle

Singletary Last Name Facts

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

The last name Singletary is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Singletary? popularity and diffusion

Singletary is the 31,770th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 434,015 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Singletary reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Singletary is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 35 people.

The surname Singletary is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 16,694 people, or 1 in 21,712. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 13 percent are found, South Carolina, where 12 percent are found and North Carolina, where 12 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Singletary Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Singletary has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Singletary surname rose 1,161 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Singletary Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Singletary last name are 3.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.07% being registered with the political party.

The amount Singletary earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 13.57% less than the national average, earning $37,294 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.08% more than the national average, earning $65,619 CAD per year.

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