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

Ingebrigtsen, 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 Ingebrigtsen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ingebrigtsen in America

Ingebrigtsen is the 80678th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ingebrigtsen surname appeared 235 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 Ingebrigtsen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ingebrigtsen 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 Ingebrigtsen

The surname INGEBRIGTSEN originates from Norway. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was derived from the father's given name. Specifically, INGEBRIGTSEN refers to the son of Ingebright, which is a Scandinavian variant of the name Ingbert.

INGEBRIGTSEN can be traced back to the 13th century in Norway, with some of the earliest recorded examples found in medieval census records and parish registers. The name is derived from the Old Norse elements "Ing" meaning the Germanic gods, and "brig(g)t" meaning bright or shining.

During the Viking Age, the name Ingebright was relatively common among Norsemen, with some notable historical figures bearing this name. One such individual was Ingebright Jarlamòðson, a powerful Norwegian chieftain who lived in the late 10th century and was involved in several battles against King Olaf Tryggvason.

Another notable INGEBRIGTSEN was Ingebright Petersson, a Norwegian merchant and explorer who was among the first Europeans to establish trade relations with the indigenous peoples of Greenland in the 14th century.

In the 16th century, the spelling of the surname evolved to INGEBRIGTSEN, reflecting its patronymic origin. One of the earliest recorded instances of this spelling can be found in the Diplomatarium Norvegicum, a collection of medieval Norwegian documents.

During the 19th century, many Norwegians bearing the INGEBRIGTSEN surname immigrated to the United States, particularly to the Midwest regions of Minnesota and Wisconsin, where they established thriving communities.

One famous INGEBRIGTSEN was Knute Rockne (1888-1931), the legendary American football player and coach of Norwegian descent, whose birth name was Knute Kenneth Ingebrigtsen.

Another notable figure was Kristofer Ingebrigtsen (1915-2012), a Norwegian sailor and World War II hero who was awarded the War Cross with Sword for his bravery during the German occupation of Norway.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ingebrigtsen

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

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 Ingebrigtsen 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 Ingebrigtsen 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 Ingebrigtsen was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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