Ganger Family History
Ganger Name Meaning
English (Kent): from Middle English ganger ‘one who walks or goes on foot’ (an agent derivative of Old English gangan ‘to walk’) hence possibly a nickname for someone with a peculiar gait or perhaps a short form of for(e)ganger ‘forerunner herald’. German (usually Gänger): variant of Gengler .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022