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

Ingle, 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 Ingle surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ingle in America

Ingle is the 3409th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ingle surname appeared 10,497 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 people would have the surname Ingle.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ingle 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 Ingle

The surname Ingle is of English origin and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old English words "ing" (meadow or pasture) and "heal" (nook or corner), which together form the meaning "dweller in the nook or corner of a meadow or pasture."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ingle can be found in the Feet of Fines records for Essex in 1285, where a person named Richard de Ingel is mentioned. The name also appears in the Subsidy Rolls for Lancashire in 1332, where it is spelled as "Yngyll."

During the medieval period, the name Ingle was primarily concentrated in the northern counties of England, particularly in Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Westmorland. It is possible that the name originated as a topographic surname, describing someone who lived in a particular location near a meadow or pasture.

An early bearer of the name Ingle was Robert Ingle, who was born in Yorkshire around 1480. He was a prominent merchant and served as the Mayor of York in 1522. Another notable figure was Sir William Ingle, who lived in the 16th century and was a Member of Parliament for Middlesex in 1558.

In the 17th century, the name Ingle gained some prominence in the American colonies. Edward Ingle, born around 1597 in England, was a Protestant rebel and pirate who led an uprising against the Catholic government of Maryland in 1645. He later received a pardon and settled in Virginia.

Another individual of note was Obadiah Ingle, born in 1635 in Lancashire, England. He emigrated to Maryland in the late 17th century and became a prosperous landowner and planter. His descendants played significant roles in the American Revolutionary War and the early history of the United States.

Other notable bearers of the surname Ingle include Sir John Ingle, a British naval officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century, and Reverend Richard Ingle, an Anglican clergyman and author who lived in the late 18th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ingle

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

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

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