Shugar

Shugar Meaning & Origin

About Shugar
The surname Shugar is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Yiddish word "shugar" or "zucker," meaning "sugar" in English. It is a metonymic occupational name given to someone involved in the sugar trade or someone who worked as a confectioner or baker. The name may have also been given to individuals with a sweet or pleasant disposition.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Shugar is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Shugar: 285
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 68,949
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Shugar based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Shugar is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XKR
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S0206
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
SH UW1 G ER0
🌐 IPA
/shugar*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XKR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S260

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Shugar in Braille

Here's how to represent Shugar in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Shugar in braille

How to sign the name Shugar using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Shugar using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Shugar in sign language

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