Ringer Family History

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