Save Type Surname (from occupation & from nickname) Usage English, Scottish Pronounced Pron. /ˈsæŋ.stəɹ/(American English) /ˈsæŋ.stə/(British English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Occupational name or nickname for a singer, from Old English singan "to sing, to chant". Related Names Rootsingan Categories actions, ends in -er, music, noise, performance, vibraphonists