Anyone know where surname Bangor originates from?

[stanmapstone]

There were only 10 people called Bangor in the 1881 Census, distributed as shown on this map from the "Surname Atlas" by Genmap.
Stan

[RJ_Paton]

Scotlands people index shows from 1513-2006

Bangor - 8 entries
Banger - 24 entries
Bangour 0 entries

Black's Surnames of Scotland doesn't have an entry for the name at all

[garstonite]

Hiya...I hate to dissolusion you all but I live in Garston ,Liverpool........Bangor family from Liverpool in 1820`s...and Liverpool was one of the main places people sailed to America from...go to
http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html and on the home page press on click to search all parishes..the first BANGOR in Liverpool is a babtism of Mary Jane Bangor 23rd May 1821....at St Peters church...father John Bangor-mother Jane...Johns occupation is Mariner..ALSO they have a son William who was born in May 1832 who dies and is buried 11th Mar 1834....
.so so many sailors settled in Liverpool at that time as Liverpool was the busiest port in Europe.....so your Bangor could have been a scouser...lol.....this name is as transcribed as Bangor / Banger . Bang / and even Bung on lancs-opc.....just a little info to say that Bangor surname could be from anywhere in UK in the 1850`s...that`s only my opinion....allan

[garstonite]

Just looked on familysearch.org and the  Scottish majority from Canongate,Edingburgh...allan

[Numan]

  Thanks for all the info and the link to that site-it was fun reading it.  I don't know what a scouser is, but maybe the same as I think about our mystery Bangor.  He impacted our whole family line with his fathering but managed to stay under all records radar for years!  Not that I give up, tho....

[JacobeaM]

Scouser - native of Liverpool 

[nickgc]

http://bangorinfo.com/history.html

Above is from a site talking about how Bangor, Maine, USA got its name.

While waiting to present the petition in Boston, Noble -- an organist and composer -- began whistling one of his favorite tunes: "Bangor," a Welsh hymn written by Tans'ur. In Welsh, "Bangor" means "high choir." In Celtic, "Bangor" means "the white choir."

Nick

[Numan]

   
   Ok, so a scouser isn't what I thought!  But the real meaning is better. 
   I don't think our Mystery Bangor was born out of the US, but that's only because of his wife and kids stating his birthplace on censuses, as being West Virginia and/or Ohio, USA, depending on the census year.
   
  I lived in Maine (not Bangor) for a few years, so that link to Bangor's name origin was fun.  I will share this with my friends from Maine, in case they don't know of it.
Thanks for the link.
  I have new avenues to explore now about our Mystery Bangor's roots.  All I need now is his first name!            -Numan

[Walkabout]

Your Bangor ancestors were probably from Bangor in Wales and acquired the name when people were identified from their place of domicile eg Ralph of Chester, David of Bangor etc The Scottish origin is probably a red herring. My g.g.grandmother was supposed to be Scottish but came in fact from Newcastle on Tyne. The Northumbrian accent has a Scottish resonance to people who are unfamiliar with either.