Ingerfield Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ingerfield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ingerfield,' literally the 'field of Inger,' the first settler. I do not know the spot; v. Inger. No doubt sometimes the 'field of Ingle'; v. Ingle. The name Inglefield would be sure to become Ingerfield in popular parlance; v.

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Ingerfield 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
England291:1,921,31276,208
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623

Ingerfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ingerfield,' literally the 'field of Inger,' the first settler. I do not know the spot; v. Inger. No doubt sometimes the 'field of Ingle'; v. Ingle. The name Inglefield would be sure to become Ingerfield in popular parlance; v. Inglefield. compare Ingerthorpe.

1432. John Inglefield, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

'Alice her sister and coheir, married Philip de Inglefield, of Inglefield, in Berkshirrt' temp. 1407: ibid.

William Inckerfelde, 1524: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(Scandinavian + English) Dweller at Ingar's Field [v. Ingar, and + Middle English Old Englishfeld]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
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Ingerfield Last Name Facts

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

Ingerfield occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ingerfield? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ingerfield is the 3,432,070th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Ingerfield live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England Ingerfield is most common in: East Sussex, where 34 percent live, Kent, where 31 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 14 percent live. Not including England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 3 percent live and Turkey, where 3 percent live.

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