German (Sänger), Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from
Middle High German senger, Middle Dutch sangher,
sengher, German Sänger ‘singer’, an occupational name
for a singer or chorister, or in the case of the Jewish name for a
cantor in a synagogue.
English, from Old English
sangere ‘singer’, occupational name for a singer or chorister,
or nickname for a cheerful person who was always singing.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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