Inglesent Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Inglesent Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Inglesant,' probably one of the many personal names compounded of Ing and Ingle; compare Johanna Ketelsang (1379, Poll Tax of Yorks), an obvious compound of Kettle, which see.

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Inglesent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575

Inglesent Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Inglesant,' probably one of the many personal names compounded of Ing and Ingle; compare Johanna Ketelsang (1379, Poll Tax of Yorks), an obvious compound of Kettle, which see.

Johannes Inglesant, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Ingelsant, 1379: ibid.

Dom. Stephen Yngelsant, 1518:: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).

Mr. J. Paul Rylands writes to me: 'In the Poll Book for the election of a Knight of the Shire for Leicestershire, January, 1775, the names of John Inglesant and Samuel Inglesant, of Stleoy, occur as freeholders.'

The following entry suggests a local origin. I met with it after writing the above:

John de Englsayn, Cambridgeshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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

(Teutonic) the Old Teutonic Ingilsand, Engilsand, found in 14th cent. English (Yorks) records as Ingelsant, Inglesant [v. under Ingle3,4,5 and + Old Teutonic sand, messenger]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Inglesent Last Name Facts

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

The last name Inglesent is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Inglesent? popularity and diffusion

The surname Inglesent is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Inglesent occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Inglesent live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in British Isles.

Inglesent is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Somerset, where 25 percent are found, City of Bristol, where 25 percent are found and Greater London, where 25 percent are found. Besides England it is found in one country. It is also found in Turkey, where 20 percent are found.

Inglesent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Inglesent has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Inglesent surname declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingelsen8210/
Englesen826/
Inglesin821/
Ingleten820/
Inglen8052/
Ingleng75778/
Ginglen7544/
Englent7521/
Inglend7510/
Inglessina741/
Engelsen711,281/
Yingleng715/
Ginglend710/
Ingleand710/
Englen67241/
Ynglen671/
Inglem671/
Englesing670/
Engleng638,872/
Englend6327/
Henglen6316/
Englein632/
Genglen631/
Englene631/
Ingline631/
Englsnd630/
Henglein59159/
Hengleng599/
Ingelgem598/
Yingline594/
Engleund591/
Engleing591/
Engleand590/
Engelchen563/
Engelhgen561/
Engletink560/
Engelschön5330/
Englem538/
Engelschiøn5047/
Henglem506/
Engline501/

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