Ringer Family History
Ringer Surname Meaning
English: occupational name for a maker of rings and other items of jewelry from Middle English ringer(e), a derivative of the noun ring. An alternative possibility is that some ringers were makers of chain mail. Compare Ring.
English: occupational name for someone whose function was to ring church bells or a bell in a procession, Middle English ringer(e), agent noun derived from ringen ‘to ring’.
English: from the Middle English personal name Rainger, Reinger (Old French Reinger from ancient Germanic Reginger from ragin, regin ‘counsel, decision’ + gēr ‘spear’).
English: possibly an occupational name from a derivative of Middle English wringen ‘to wring or squeeze’, perhaps used for a wringer or presser of cheese.
English: possibly from the Middle English personal name Ringer (Old English Hringhere ‘ring’ + ‘army’). German: occupational name for a turner, someone who made objects by rotating them on a lathe or wheel.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022