Inge Surname
Approximately 4,658 people bear this surname
Inge Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the ing.' 'Ing, a meadow, generally one lying low near a river.' (Halliwell); compare Ingmire Hall, situated by the Lune at Sedbergh. (a) Bapt 'the son of Inge' (v. Yonge). Image, son of Harald, was King of Norway in the 12th century.
Read More About This SurnameInge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,756 | 1:131,516 | 13,848 |
| India | 433 | 1:1,771,514 | 63,254 |
| England | 346 | 1:161,035 | 15,064 |
| Netherlands | 158 | 1:106,881 | 17,196 |
| Germany | 117 | 1:688,081 | 52,903 |
| Suriname | 115 | 1:4,805 | 1,070 |
| Canada | 96 | 1:383,808 | 34,152 |
| Australia | 86 | 1:313,904 | 27,145 |
| Sweden | 82 | 1:120,082 | 8,566 |
| Indonesia | 80 | 1:1,653,115 | 108,474 |
| France | 77 | 1:862,633 | 101,453 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Belgium | 43 | 1:267,364 | 32,244 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Latvia | 8 | 1:256,256 | 23,728 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 240 | 1:101,564 | 10,213 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 641 | 1:78,344 | 8,287 |
The alternate forms: Ingé (6) are calculated separately.
Inge (562,569) may also be a first name.
Inge Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the ing.' 'Ing, a meadow, generally one lying low near a river.' (Halliwell); compare Ingmire Hall, situated by the Lune at Sedbergh. (a) Bapt 'the son of Inge' (v. Yonge). Image, son of Harald, was King of Norway in the 12th century. Compounded with Ing were such personal names as Ingram, Inger, Ingle, and lupoid, which see.
John Inge, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Inge, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Roger fil Inge, Northumberland, 20 Edward.
Robert Inge, rector of Salthouse, Norfolk, 1327: History of Norfolk.
There cannot be the shadow of a doubt that (a) is the chief parent of Ing, Inge, Ings, and Indge, all being variants of the personal name Ing, found as a prefix to such Scandinavian personal names as Ingram, Ingle, Ingulf, or Ingvar (English Inger).
1753. Married — Mark Ing and Sarah Falltener: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1801. — William Lewis Ings and Mary Sheering: St. George, Hanover Square.
1807. — Thomas Ing and Jane Longman: ibid.
(Anglo-Scand.) 1 Dweller at a Meadow [Old Northern English ing, Old Norse eng] 2 the ancient deistic and heroic pers. name Ing(also Incg, Inga, Ingi, Inge) = (lit.) Son [Old Teutonic ing] The form Incg occurs in ‘Beówulf’ (l. 5147).
The mod. Norwegian form is Inge, with a fem. Inga.
(English) Dweller at, or near, a swampy meadow.
Has been derived from the Anglo-Saxon ing, a meadow. It is however far more probably a Scandinavian personal name. Inge, the son of Harald, was a distinguished king of Norway, in the XII. cent. Hence probably the local designation Ingham.
Ing, Saxon, a pasture, a meadow or watering place, low ground. Danish, Eng, a meadow, meadow ground, pasture; a place near a river. Welsh, Ing, narrow, a strait.
(English), Home, Enclosure, Meadow. Ingham, Ing's home.
Ing is an ancient clerical name in the county. Roger Inge was rector of Maid's Moreton in 1291; and John Inge was vicar of Stanton - Barry in 1425 (Lips.).
Inge is an ancient Kentish name. In the reign of Edward II., William de Inge, a justice of the Common Pleas, held Ightham (Ickham) manor; and John Inge was a justice in the same court in the time of Edward III. (H.). The vicar of Petkam in 1627 was thus named; and in 1790 Mr. Peter Inge lived in the village of Littleborne (H.). In the reign of Edward I. this surname occurred in Hunts and Oxfordshire (H. R.); and we learn from Lipscomb that Inge was a clerical name in Bucks in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Inge Demographics
Average Inge Salary in
United States
$40,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Inge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Inge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Inge (Georgian: ინგე, Hindi: इंगे, Marathi: इंगे, Oriya: ଇେ, Russian: Инге) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Ingé. Click here for other potential spellings of Inge.
How Common Is The Last Name Inge? popularity and diffusion
It is the 101,323rd most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,564,523 people. The surname Inge occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Inge reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Inge is also the 1,772nd most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 562,569 people.
The surname Inge is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2,756 people, or 1 in 131,516. In The United States it is most common in: Virginia, where 31 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.
Inge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Inge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Inge surname rose 430 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Inge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Inge surname are 20.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.06% registered with the political party.
The amount Inge earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.01% less than the national average, earning $40,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.9% less than the national average, earning $36,816 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Inge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Inge in the Georgian language | ||
| ინგე | inge | - |
| Inge in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇେ | ie | - |
| Inge in the Marathi language | ||
| इंगे | inge | 94.13 |
| ईंगे | inge | 2.93 |
| इंगूे | ingue | 0.49 |
| Inge in the Hindi language | ||
| इंगे | inge | 66.67 |
| ईंगे | inge | 33.33 |
| Inge in the Russian language | ||
| Инге | inge | - |
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