Sing is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sing
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England
Meaning:

Sing is variation of Songster. SangsterFrom the vocal accomplishment. See - Anglo-Saxon sangistre, a female singer, the feminine of Sanger. "Cantrix, sangystre." For the mode in which 'songster' became applicable to the male sex.

Variant form of Singer. One who sang, especially a church singer; the soloist in the synagogue.

Surname Sing is the variation of the Sanger. One who sang in church.

Variant of the Sanger. Pure Anglo-Saxon for 'singer.' Cantor, sangere.

From an account of this family in the Bridgnorth Journal, Sept. 8, 1855, it appears that they originated from "John Millington, commonly called Singer, alias Synge," a canon or prebendary of the church of St. Mary Magdalen, Bridgnorth, who married after the Reformation, and became progenitor of the Synges or Sings, still resident in that town.

How popular is Sing?

Sing is common in India, Malaysia, United States, Bangladesh, Indonesia, South Africa, Thailand, Germany, Pakistan, Australia, Cambodia, Singapore, Brunei, Canada, Philippines, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, England, Cameroon, Mexico, Dominican Republic, United Arab Emirates, Panama, Costa Rica, Saudi Arabia, Fiji, Peru, China, Taiwan, New Zealand, Netherlands.

Sing is ranked 797 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Sings grew by 9.24 per cent to 2613 since 2000 and ranked 11960 after elevating 21 spots. The last name was found in around 9 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 43.63 37.79
White 34.21 36.66
Hispanic or Latino 7.88 6.31
Black 7.5 8.74
Others 5.86 9.45
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.92 1.05
Sing is quite popular family name mostly used in India however Brunei is ahead in terms of density. Around 662446 people have been found who wears Sing as their family name. Sing is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Sing:
122 India632,248
Countries with thousands of Sing:
745 Malaysia5,366
11,304 United States3,542
2,658 Bangladesh3,334
5,129 Indonesia2,928
4,040 South Africa1,720
5,075 Thailand1,575
7,606 Germany1,367
4,320 Pakistan1,081
Countries with hundreds of Sing:
4,106 Australia876
1,252 Cambodia853
464 Singapore680
126 Brunei622
7,051 Canada616
27,628 Philippines597
383 Hong Kong492
5,492 Sri Lanka439
14,025 England383
9,093 Cameroon285
9,019 Mexico246
2,375 Dominican Republic231
4,555 United Arab Emirates203
1,440 Panama175
841 Costa Rica171
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
1,113 Fiji157
10,322 Peru127
734 China113
1,777 Taiwan113
6,796 New Zealand112
23,533 Netherlands106
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,513 Qatar100
1,642 Honduras94
73,137 Brazil90
3,085 Bahrain88
12,007 Israel81
43,172 Argentina70
4,191 Guatemala64
51,402 Turkey64
4,109 Cuba62
140,927 Russia60
7,566 Kuwait58
128,888 France53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
36,812 Spain48
2,185 Guyana46
24,620 Papua New Guinea46
3,102 Suriname45
8,756 Afghanistan37
198 Laos36
7,217 Estonia35
45,415 Greece35
2,688 Nicaragua26
36,996 Austria25
27,273 Switzerland23
5,298 Jamaica18
792 Myanmar16
15,044 Scotland16
23,347 Venezuela16
8,828 Nepal12
15,850 Wales11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
83,699 Kazakhstan10
2,946 Mozambique9
77,603 Belarus8
51,431 Kenya7
121,657 Italy6
328,556 Ukraine6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Catharina Sing from Wurtemberg aboard the Alexander from Rotterdam on June 24, 1852. She is registered to be 28 years old when she arrived in USA. Anton Sing, aged 40, Farmer Gottlieb Sing, Wendelin Sing, aged 27, 28 years old John-A. Sing, Leopold Sing (25), Leop. Sing, aged 22, 22 years old Bettchen Sing, 19 years old Carl Sing, and 15 other Sing around 30% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer migrated to US from Bremen, Antwerp, Bremen, Havre & Southampton and Hamburg.

Sing Namesakes

  • Sakiusa Sing, educator in Fiji
  • Phia Sing, royal chef and master of ceremonies to the kings of Laos
  • Rhonda Sing, After training with Mildred Burke
  • Matt Sing, Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s
  • Billy Sing, Australian soldier of Chinese and English descent
  • Chan Sing, retired Hong Kong actor born in Bangkok

Sing Namesakes

  • Sakiusa Sing, educator in Fiji
  • Phia Sing, royal chef and master of ceremonies to the kings of Laos
  • Rhonda Sing, After training with Mildred Burke
  • Matt Sing, Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s
  • Billy Sing, Australian soldier of Chinese and English descent
  • Chan Sing, retired Hong Kong actor born in Bangkok

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