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The Sangster family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sangster families were found in and Scotland in 1841. In 1840 there were 5 Sangster families living in Virginia. This was about 31% of all the recorded Sangster's in USA. Virginia had the highest population of Sangster families in 1840.
Sangster History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms. Origins Available: England. The name Sangster finds its origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxons of England. It was given to one who worked as a person who was a singaere or musician. During the Middle Ages people were identified by the type of work one did and were referred to in this manner.
From 1880 to 2023 less than 5 people per year have been born with the first name Sangster. Hoorah! You are a unique individual. Weird things about the name Sangster: The name spelled backwards is Retsgnas. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Sntgreas.
The meaning of Sangster. English and Scottish: from Middle English and Older Scots sang(e)stere ‘singer’; see Sanger 2. The Old English ending -ster was originally a feminine agent suffix, contrasted with the masculine -er, but by the period of surname formation, the gender distinction had disappeared; the distinction is largely regional.
Origin. Sangster : English and Scottish: from Middle English and Older Scots sang(e)stere ‘singer’; see Sanger 2. The Old English ending -ster was originally a feminine agent suffix contrasted with the masculine -er but by the period of surname formation the gender distinction had disappeared; the distinction is largely regional.
Meaning & History. Occupational name or nickname for a singer, from Old English singan "to sing, to chant".
The surname Sangster is the 52,130 th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 741,810 people. Sangster occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Sangster are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
