Find out how popular the last name Ingall is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ingall.

Ingall, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ingall surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ingall in America

Ingall is the 116829th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ingall surname appeared 149 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ingall.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ingall to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Ingall

The surname Ingall originated in England during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old English words "inga" meaning meadow, and "heal" meaning nook or corner, suggesting the name referred to someone who lived in a meadow nook or corner.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is listed as "Ingalhel" in Norfolk. This indicates the name was present in England before the Norman Conquest.

By the 13th century, variations like "Ingall" and "Ingald" started appearing in historical records across various counties in England, such as Norfolk, Suffolk, and Lincolnshire. The name was also found in the Hundred Rolls of 1273 as "Ingald."

In the 14th century, the surname took on spellings closer to the modern form, with records showing "Ingalle" and "Ingall" in Sussex and Kent respectively. During this time, the name was associated with places like Ingall Green in Bedfordshire and Ingall in Yorkshire.

Notable individuals with the surname Ingall include Robert Ingall, a member of the Parliament of England who represented Callington in 1640. Another prominent figure was Sir William Ingall, born in 1573, who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1629.

Moving to the 17th century, we find John Ingall, born in 1616, who was an early settler in Massachusetts Bay Colony. He arrived in America in 1628 and became one of the founders of Lynn, Massachusetts.

In the 18th century, Samuel Ingall, born in 1683 in Lincolnshire, made significant contributions to the field of mathematics and published works on algebra and geometry.

The 19th century saw the birth of Henry Ingall, a renowned English painter and illustrator, who was born in 1834 and is known for his landscape and genre paintings.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ingall

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ingall.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ingall was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Ingall has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ingall was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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