An Asian Indian (Hindi) surname of Singh which originated in northern India. It can refer to the warrior caste of the region. The name comes from the Sanskit language with the term ‘simha’ which means lion or brave warrior.
Spelling variations for Singh include Sing, Sinhji, Singghe, Singham, Simha, Sinha and Sinh.
The surname of Singh is very common in the regions of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, kashmire, Rajasthan, Maharasta, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarkhand, Manipur, Assam, Tripura, Sikkim and Bhutan in India.
The Singh family name is also in the Southeast Asian nations of Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore. Individuals from India who have resettled in the Western Hemisphere carry the Singh name into Trinidad, Surinam and Guyana.

Indian having been a former British colony and many native Indians resettled in England over the last hundred years, the Singh surname has grown as a popular surname.
Those areas of England with the most Singh families include Devon, the city of London, Kent and Sussex.

The Singh surname is scattered across the United States. The states with the higher number of families with the Singh name are California, New York, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey and Illinois.

Famous: Baba Bhoj Singh (15th century founder of the village of Jadia, India. Maharaja Ranjit Singh (ruler of a northern Indian region), Sura Singh (16th century founder of Suraput in the District of Nawanshahr, India), Giani Zail Singh (president of India in the 1980s ), Sarar Jhanda Singh (constructed a fort to protect the village of Kathgarh in 1755), Joginder Jaswant Singh (General of the Indian Army and served as Chief of the Army) and Singh Kaur (musician and singer).