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

Ingo, 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 Ingo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ingo in America

Ingo is the 78567th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ingo surname appeared 243 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 Ingo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ingo 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 Ingo

The surname Ingo has its origins in Germany and dates back to the medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Germanic personal name Ingo, which is a combination of the elements "Ing" (a Germanic god) and "go" (a suffix meaning "man").

In the early Middle Ages, the name Ingo was particularly prevalent in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony. It appears in various historical records from these areas, such as the Traditionen des Hochstifts Freising, a medieval cartulary from the Freising diocese.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Ingo can be found in the Codex Traditionum Corbeiensium, a cartulary from the Corvey Abbey in Saxony, dated around 1100 AD. This document mentions an individual named Ingo de Holthusen.

Another notable early bearer of the name was Ingo von Wenden, a German nobleman and crusader who participated in the Third Crusade (1189–1192) under the leadership of Frederick I Barbarossa.

In the 13th century, the surname Ingo was recorded in the Sachsenspiegel, one of the most important legal codes of the Holy Roman Empire, indicating its presence in the region of Saxony at that time.

During the Renaissance period, a prominent figure with the surname Ingo was Hans Ingo (c. 1480–1537), a German architect and sculptor who worked on several notable buildings in Saxony, including the Albrechtsburg in Meissen.

In the 17th century, Johann Ingo (1592–1658), a German lawyer and professor of law at the University of Giessen, made significant contributions to the field of legal theory and wrote numerous treatises on various aspects of law.

Throughout its history, the surname Ingo has also been associated with various place names, such as Ingolstadt in Bavaria, derived from the Germanic "Ingoltstat," meaning "Ingo's homestead."

While the surname Ingo has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through migration and intermarriage. However, its origins can be traced back to the medieval German regions, where it was closely tied to the Germanic personal name Ingo and its variations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ingo

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

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

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