Ingleton Surname

247,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Ingleton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ingleton,' a chapelry in the parish of Bentham, West Riding of Yorks, near the Lancashire border. Literally 'the town of Ingle,' from the personal name of the first settler; v. Ingle.

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Ingleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6071:91,7939,869
United States2941:1,232,85487,287
Australia2871:94,06210,731
Canada1431:257,66124,352
Jamaica1421:20,2111,765
Botswana501:43,7398,388
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Wales201:154,72710,755
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3591:67,8987,708
Wales251:62,7373,061
Scotland201:187,1617,190
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Ingleton (10) may also be a first name.

Ingleton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ingleton,' a chapelry in the parish of Bentham, West Riding of Yorks, near the Lancashire border. Literally 'the town of Ingle,' from the personal name of the first settler; v. Ingle.

Ellota de Ingleton, of Bentham, near Ingleton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertas de Ingleton, of Bentham, near Ingleton, 1379: ibid.

The surname was to be found in the district in the 17th century.

John Ingleton, of the parish of Warton, 1608: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Robert Ingleton, of the parish of Warton, 1614: ibid.

I fear the surname is extinct, but I dare not be positive, as I generally find an instance after making such an assertion. It occurs at the close of last century.

1731. Married — John Ingleton and Elizabeth Garvis: St. George, Hanover Square.

1798.— William Halliday and Susannah Ingleton: ibid.

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ingleton,' i.e. the town of Ingold, popularly Ingle; v. Ingle and Ingleton.

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

(English and Scandinavian) belonging to Ingle- ton (Yorks, Durham), 14th cent. Ingelton, Ingleton [v. under Ingle, and + Old English O.N, tún, enclosure, farmstead]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ingleston or Ingleton means 'one who came from the parish of Ingleton, Yorkshire'. In Yorkshire there are a few parishes with ingle in their names, such as Ingleton and Ingleborough.

- kieranhodson

Ingleton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ingleton is found most in England. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ingleton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 247,499th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,534,876 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of Ingleton reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles. Ingleton is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 607 people, or 1 in 91,793. In England Ingleton is most numerous in: Kent, where 21 percent are found, Greater London, where 19 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 5 percent are found. Beside England this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 18 percent are found.

Ingleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ingleton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Ingleton last name increased 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 3,675 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ingleton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ingleton surname are 10.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.79% registered with the political party.

The amount Ingleton earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.25% less than the national average, earning $42,178 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.2% more than the national average, earning $61,708 CAD per year.

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