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

Inglet, 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 Inglet surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Inglet in America

Inglet is the 130610th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Inglet surname appeared 130 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 Inglet.

We can also compare 2010 data for Inglet 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 Inglet

The surname Inglet has its origins in England, dating back to the medieval period around the 12th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old English words "ing" meaning a meadow or pasture land, and "let" meaning a small village or settlement. This suggests that the name likely referred to someone who lived in a small village located near or surrounded by meadows or pasture lands.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Worcestershire from 1203, which mentions a William Inglet. The name also appears in the Hundredorum Rolls of Oxfordshire from 1279, listing a Hugo Inglet. These early records indicate that the name was present in various parts of England during the Middle Ages.

The surname Inglet may have also been associated with specific place names or locations bearing similar spellings. For instance, there is a village called Inglesham in Wiltshire, which could have influenced the development of the surname in that region.

Notable individuals who bore the surname Inglet throughout history include:

1. John Inglet (c. 1450 - 1520), an English merchant and alderman in the City of London during the reign of Henry VIII.
2. Margaret Inglet (c. 1530 - 1600), a prominent landowner and benefactor in Oxfordshire during the Elizabethan era.
3. Thomas Inglet (1580 - 1638), a member of the Virginia Company and one of the early settlers in the Virginia Colony.
4. Elizabeth Inglet (1620 - 1695), a Quaker preacher and writer active in the English Midlands during the 17th century.
5. William Inglet (1745 - 1812), a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars.

While the surname Inglet may have undergone slight variations in spelling over the centuries, such as Inglett or Inglette, it has maintained a distinct presence in historical records, reflecting its origins as an English locational surname from the medieval period.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Inglet

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

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

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