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

Ingoldsby, 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 Ingoldsby surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ingoldsby in America

Ingoldsby is the 63698th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ingoldsby surname appeared 313 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 Ingoldsby.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ingoldsby 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 Ingoldsby

The surname Ingoldsby has its origins in England, dating back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Old English words "inga" meaning meadow or pasture, and "holdes" meaning a tenant or holder, suggesting that the name originally referred to a tenant or occupant of a meadow or pasture land.

According to historical records, the earliest known bearer of the name was Robert de Ingaldesthorp, mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire in 1176. The name is believed to have originated in the village of Ingoldsby, Lincolnshire, which was recorded as Ingaldesthorp in the Domesday Book of 1086.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various spellings, such as Ingaldesthorp, Ingaldisthorp, and Ingoldesthorp, reflecting the evolution of language and regional variations in pronunciation. One notable figure from this period was Sir Richard Ingoldsby, a knight who fought in the Crusades and was mentioned in the Chronicles of the Reign of Edward I in 1272.

During the 14th century, the name began to take on its more modern spelling of Ingoldsby. In 1347, John Ingoldsby was recorded as the Rector of Ingoldsby in Lincolnshire. The name also appeared in the Subsidy Rolls of Lincolnshire in 1379.

In the 16th century, the Ingoldsby family established themselves as prominent landowners in Lincolnshire. Sir Richard Ingoldsby (1508-1585) was a notable figure during this period, serving as a Member of Parliament and holding various positions in the court of Queen Elizabeth I.

One of the most famous bearers of the Ingoldsby name was Rev. Richard Harris Barham (1788-1845), also known as Thomas Ingoldsby, an English novelist and author of the popular "Ingoldsby Legends," a collection of humorous and satirical stories in verse.

Other notable individuals with the Ingoldsby surname include Sir Richard Ingoldsby (1617-1685), an English military commander who served in the English Civil War, and Sir Henry Ingoldsby (1622-1701), a Member of Parliament and Lord of the Manor of Lenton in Nottinghamshire.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ingoldsby

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

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

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