Inchbold Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Inchbold Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ingebald,' no doubt one of the many compounds of Inge, as in Ingram, Ingold, &c.; compare Archibald, Baldwin.

Willelmus Ingebald, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Emma Inchebald, 1379: ibid.

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Inchbold Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England131:4,286,005132,302
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Inchbold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ingebald,' no doubt one of the many compounds of Inge, as in Ingram, Ingold, &c.; compare Archibald, Baldwin.

Willelmus Ingebald, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Emma Inchebald, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Hynchebala, 1379: ibid.

Thomas Hinchebald, 1379: ibid.

Inchboard is a curious corruption (imitative like most corruptions) found in the Manchester Directory, 1887.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

INGEBALD: Hugh, son of Ingebald, witnessed the resignation of land in Weremundebi and Anant to William de Bros and his heirs c. 1194—1214 (Bain, I, 606; Annandale, I, p. 1), and one Ingebald held land in Kelso, c. 1200 (Kelso, 354).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Teutonic) late (palatalized) forms of the Old Teutonic Ingebald [v. Ing, and + the phon. insertion -e- + bald, bold] Both Ingebald and Inchebald occur in the 14th cent. Yorks Poll-Tax.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local; from inch, island, and told, a dwelling: "the island home."

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Inchbold Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Inchbold Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Inchbold is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Inchbold? popularity and diffusion

The surname Inchbold is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Inchbold reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 2,076,592. In Australia it is most numerous in: Victoria, where 62 percent live and New South Wales, where 38 percent live. Apart from Australia Inchbold exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 50 percent live.

Inchbold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Inchbold has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Inchbold last name fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Inchbald8849/
Enkhbold758,547/
Anchibald710/
Hensbold630/
Hinzwoldt591/
Enkhbal531/
Hensvold5047/
Hinsbale502/
Hinsball500/

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