Songer Surname
Approximately 4,356 people bear this surname
Songer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the singer' or songster. Anglo-Saxon sangere.
Willametta Cantatrix. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.
A clam le Sangere. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.
Read More About This SurnameSonger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,026 | 1:90,030 | 10,120 |
| England | 126 | 1:442,207 | 29,452 |
| Turkey | 80 | 1:972,768 | 44,534 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 68 | 1:358,461 | 22,559 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 461 | 1:108,934 | 10,878 |
Songer (2,077) may also be a first name.
Songer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the singer' or songster. Anglo-Saxon sangere.
Willametta Cantatrix. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.
A clam le Sangere. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.
Robert le Sangar, Somerset, l Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Thomas le Sanggere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
1640. Baptised — Arthur, s. of Arthur Sangar: Reg. Stourton, Wilts, n. 9.
1714. Married — William Wilkins and Susanna Sangar: Reg. St. Dionis Backchurch.
This surname is derived from an occupation. American variants of Sanger and Sangster, which see.
An Aberdeen surname, from the office of "singer," or "chorister" in the church. James Sankstar, a charter witness in Aberdeen, 1452 (REA., I, p. 273). Andrew Sancster, friar preacher in Aberdeen, I486 (REA., II, p. 300). In the reign of James IV there is an entry of payment of ten pounds "to Willyeam Sangstare of Lythgow for a sang buke he brocht to the king" (ALHT., I, p. 114).
Anglo-Saxon sangistre, a female singer, the feminine of Sanger. "Cantrix, sangystre." Wright's Vocab. For the mode in which ' songster ' became applicable to the male sex, see under STER.
(Scottish.) A song—maker or singer.
Songer Demographics
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Songer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Songer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Songer (Marathi: सोनगेर) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Songer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Songer is the 107,154th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,672,990 people. Songer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Songer are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 165,358th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 2,077 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 4,026 people, or 1 in 90,030. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and Turkey, where 2 percent live.
Songer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Songer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 873 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 185 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Songer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Songer last name are 16.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.13% registered with the political party.
The amount Songer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.57% less than the national average, earning $41,175 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.75% less than the national average, earning $43,847 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Songer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Songer in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनगेर | sonagera | - |
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Songer Reference & Research
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