Sing Family History

14-Day Free Trial

GET STARTED

Sing Name Meaning

German: probably a variant of Seng. Name found among people of Indian origin in Guyana and Trinidad: altered spelling of Indian Singh. Chinese : Cantonese variant of Cheng 3.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Ing, Wing, King, Ying, Swing, Sin, Ting, Shing, Ling, Xing

Ready to discover your family story?

Simply start with yourself and we'll do the searching for you.

Sing Family Origin

Where is the Sing family from?

Mapbox
© Mapbox © OpenStreetMap Improve this map
You can see how Sing families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sing family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sing families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 68 Sing families living in Devon. This was about 30% of all the recorded Sing's in the UK. Devon had the highest population of Sing families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Sing surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

View Census Data for Sing

Sing Family Occupations

What did your Sing ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Laundry Man and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the UK named Sing. 4% of Sing men worked as a Laundry Man and 53% of Sing women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Sing were Cook Restaurant and Unpaid Domestic

View Census data for Sing | Data not to scale

Top Male Occupations in 1939

  • Laundry Man
    4%
  • Bricklayer
    2%
  • Builders Labourer
    2%
  • Cook Restaurant
    2%

Top Female Occupations in 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    53%
  • Kitchen Hand
    4%
  • Private Means
    4%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    4%

*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Sing Historical Records

What Sing family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 36,000 census records available for the last name Sing. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Sing census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search 1891 UK census records for Sing

Passenger List

There are 32,000 immigration records available for the last name Sing. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

View all Sing immigration records

Draft Card

There are 9,000 military records available for the last name Sing. For the veterans among your Sing ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

View all Sing military records

You've only scratched the surface of Sing family history.

Discover More

Sing Life Expectancy

What is the average Sing lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Sing life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1983. The average life expectancy for Sing in 1953 was 57, and 76 in 2004.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Sing

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Sing ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

Famous Sing Family Ancestors

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in your family tree

Famous ancestors img
Look up another name