Inches Surname
Approximately 625 people bear this surname
Inches Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Inch' or 'of the Inch,' a Scottish surname. Several parishes, &c, so called are in that country. Inch signifies island, or level ground contiguous to a river (Lower's Patronymica Britannica.
Read More About This SurnameInches Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 260 | 1:235,218 | 32,235 |
| United States | 131 | 1:2,766,862 | 164,942 |
| Australia | 87 | 1:310,295 | 26,919 |
| Scotland | 72 | 1:74,359 | 5,625 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 147 | 1:25,464 | 2,323 |
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Inches (101) may also be a first name.
Inches Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Inch' or 'of the Inch,' a Scottish surname. Several parishes, &c, so called are in that country. Inch signifies island, or level ground contiguous to a river (Lower's Patronymica Britannica.); compare Inch Island (Taylor's Words and Places, second edit).
1563. Buried — Elyn Ynch, prentice with Mr. Franke: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1665. Married — John Inch and Elizabeth Cannon: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1668. — Thomas Inch and Rebecca Heter: ibid.
There are places of this name in Angus and in Perthshire from which this surname may be derived. John del Inche, burgess of Inverkeithing, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, 880). John de Inche witnessed a charter by John Ramsay, burgess of Montros in 1430 (REB. II, 34), and William de Inche, 'husband' in the ville de Tullibothy, is in record in 1437 (SCM., V, p. 261). Thomas Insche witnessed an instrument of sasine in the barony of Banff in 1507 (Bamff, p. 45), and Duncan Insche was burgess of Culross, 1652 (Dunblane). George Inch, late burgess of Edinburgh, 1734 (Guildry, p. 147).
Local, The family of Inches of Perthshire were a sept of Claim Donnchaidh or Robertsons. One of the Inches in the Tay at Perth was the scene of the Clan battle in 1396.
Several parishes and places in Scotland. Inch is a topographical expression signifying island. It has been derived from the British ynys, and the Gaelic inis-insula. "The word is said to occur with the same signification in some of the aboriginal languages of North America." Gaz. Scotl. But it sometimes denotes level ground contiguous to a river.
From Inch, name of several parishes and places in Scotland. Inch generally signifies an island, but sometimes level ground contiguous to a river, and is derived from Gael, innis, Irish inis, Corn, ennis, W. ynis, Armor, enes and enesan, an island; from L. insula.
(Scotch), Islands, also Meadows, as at Perth.
Inches Demographics
Average Inches Salary in
United States
$53,253 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Inches Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Inches Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Inches (Arabic: انش) is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Inches.
How Common Is The Last Name Inches? popularity and diffusion
It is the 520,629th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,660,073 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Inches live; 42 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 42 percent live in Italic Europe. Inches is also the 940,641st most common first name internationally It is held by 101 people.
The surname is most numerous in Italy, where it is carried by 260 people, or 1 in 235,218. In Italy Inches is primarily found in: Lazio, where 63 percent are found, Piedmont, where 18 percent are found and Umbria, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Italy this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.
Inches Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Inches has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Inches surname expanded 595 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 51 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Inches Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Inches last name are 1.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Inches earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 38.02% less than the national average, earning €18,614 per year; in South Africa they earn 73.74% less than the national average, earning R 62,400 per year; in United States they earn 23.42% more than the national average, earning $53,253 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.68% more than the national average, earning $56,974 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Inches Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Inches in the Arabic language | ||
| انش | ansh | - |
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