Single

Etymology
From, a topographic surname for someone who lived by a brushwood.

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Single is the 41886th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 519 individuals. Single is most common among White (88.44%) individuals.

Etymology
In all senses from. The pronunciation is without because German allows the cluster  only before full vowels, not before. The feminine gender of the musical sense is probably after.

Noun

 * 1)  single 45rpm vinyl record
 * 2)  single song from an album, released individually

Noun

 * 1) single; singleton someone who is not involved in a stable romantic relationship

Usage notes

 * Not used in German to mean “unmarried”. For that, see, (and nominalisations thereof).  also generally implies an openness for romantic or sexual relations, so it would not commonly be used of someone living in celibacy, or of a widow(er) in their 80s. The usual word for “living alone without a family” is.
 * The normal plural is . Chiefly colloquially it may also be unchanged . Note, however, that the dative plural, while unproblematic in speech, is awkward in writing (compare the same in the word ).

Noun

 * 1)  single game with one player on each side