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

Inkel, 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 Inkel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Inkel in America

Inkel is the 138304th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Inkel surname appeared 121 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 Inkel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Inkel 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 Inkel

The surname Inkel has its origins in Germany, where it first appeared in the 13th century. It is derived from the Old High German word "unkil," which means "uncle" or "relative." This suggests that the name may have originally been a descriptive nickname given to someone who was closely related to a prominent family or individual.

The earliest recorded instance of the name Inkel can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Lubecensis, a collection of historical documents from the city of Lübeck, Germany, dating back to 1273. This document mentions a certain "Johannes Inkel" who was a merchant and citizen of the city.

Another notable early reference to the name Inkel comes from the Repertorium Germanicum, a collection of papal records from the 14th century. In this collection, there is an entry from 1353 that mentions a "Conradus dictus Inkel de Northusen," or Conrad called Inkel from Northausen.

In the 15th century, the Inkel surname appears in various records from the Rhineland region of Germany, including the city of Cologne. One notable Inkel from this time period was Johannes Inkel, a priest and canon of the Collegiate Church of St. Cunibert in Cologne, who lived from around 1420 to 1485.

As the Inkel name spread throughout Germany, it also began to appear in various forms and spellings, such as Inckel, Inckell, and Inkel. One famous bearer of the name was Johann Philipp Inkel, a German artist and engraver who lived from 1655 to 1726 and was known for his intricate copperplate engravings.

Another notable Inkel was Johann Friedrich Inkel, a German theologian and philosopher who lived from 1713 to 1790. He was a professor at the University of Jena and wrote several works on theology and philosophy during the Age of Enlightenment.

In the 19th century, the Inkel surname can be found in various regions of Germany, as well as in some neighboring countries like the Netherlands and Switzerland. One prominent individual with this name was Heinrich Inkel, a German politician and member of the Reichstag (the imperial parliament) who lived from 1834 to 1916.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Inkel

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

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

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