Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
ANGER
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
ANGER. Perhaps from one who personated tliis vice in some miracle play ; more probably, however, from hanger, a word descriptive of localitj-, A hanger is a wooded declivity.
Surname type: Occupational name
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English