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There are approximately 252 people named Anger in the UK. That makes it the 13,765th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 4 are named Anger.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

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The Anger surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

ANGER. Perhaps from one who personated tliis vice in some miracle play ; more probably, however, from hanger, a word descriptive of localitj-, A hanger is a wooded declivity.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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