Ingold Surname

63,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ingold Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ingold.' One of many personal names founded upon the root Ing (v. Yonge); compare the local Ingoldsby, Ingoldsthorpe, or Ingoldmels, proving how familiar a name it was among the early settlers.

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Ingold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1361:115,58012,476
Switzerland2,6291:3,124409
Australia5131:52,6236,499
France4621:143,77222,175
Uruguay3051:11,2521,266
Germany2671:301,51930,890
England1751:318,38923,763
Canada1411:261,31624,674
Argentina671:637,96144,681
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:219,59816,839
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4131:121,59511,832

Ingold (151) may also be a first name.

Ingold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ingold.' One of many personal names founded upon the root Ing (v. Yonge); compare the local Ingoldsby, Ingoldsthorpe, or Ingoldmels, proving how familiar a name it was among the early settlers. Probably Ingle (which see) and Ingall were variants.

Edmund Ingold, Somerset"., 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Cecilia de Ingolde, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

1562. Married — John Abowen and Jane Inggould: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1634. — Caleb Ingold and Elizabeth Powell: St. Mary Aldermary.

1645. Richard Curtis and Ann Ingole: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(Scandinavian) the O.Scand. pers. name Ingiald = Inc’s Tribute [v. Ing2, and + O.N. giald, tribute, compensation, &c.] (English) for the Anglo-Saxon Ingeld, Ingild = Ing’s Tribute [v. Ing2, and + Old English gield, tribute, payment, &c.] Wicinga cynn, of Vikings the kin, And Ingeldes. and of Ingeld.

Wídsíp [The Traveller], 96-7.

Ingild (ob. A.D. 718) was the name of a brother of the famous king of Wessex, Ine.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Scandinavian personal name, retained in the designations of Ingleby, Inglesham, Ingleton, Ingoldsthorpe, Ingoldsby, and other parishes and places, lying chiefly in what are called the Danish counties. The Domesday form is Ingaldus.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ingold Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ingold (Russian: Ингольд) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ingold.

How Common Is The Last Name Ingold? popularity and diffusion

Ingold is the 63,970th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 931,197 people. Ingold occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Ingold are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 749,223rd most commonly used first name globally, held by 151 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3,136 people, or 1 in 115,580. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 21 percent are found, Illinois, where 13 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 34 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Ingold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ingold has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ingold surname rose 759 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 158 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ingold Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ingold surname are 30.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.27% being registered with the party.

The amount Ingold earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.14% less than the national average, earning $43,090 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.71% less than the national average, earning $48,337 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gingold921,104/
Ingoldt9221/
Eingold9212/
Inggold921/
Ingoldd921/
Ingolds920/
Ingol91497/
Inold915/
Igold911/
Ginghold861/
Etingold861/
Hinghold860/
Ingole8391,219/
Hingol83196/
Inggol83187/
Jingol8361/
Ingool8360/
Gigold8335/
Ingoul8322/
Imgold8320/
Engold8318/
Gingol8315/
Ingolt8315/
Ingald8314/
Jngold8310/
Hinold838/
Ingoil836/
Yngold834/
Yingol833/
Ainold832/
Inngol832/
Inguld831/
Eingol831/
Yigold831/
Higold830/
Inhold830/
Ingoll830/
Einold830/
Ingoldová801/
Hingole772,378/
Heinold772,291/
Heigold77172/
Ingholt7796/
Ginnold7734/
Inngole7727/
Ginhold7719/
Hainold7719/
Jingool7718/
Ingoule7711/
Haigold779/
Ing'ole779/
Eingole776/
Oisgold776/
Inghole775/
Jinggol775/
Aingole774/
Einhold774/
Goigold774/
Inggole771/
Ingolhe771/
Ingolle771/
Ingoole771/
Imngole771/
Ginguld771/
Hinhold771/
Ingggol771/
Himngol771/
Hinnold770/
Ingalds770/
Gengold770/
Hiegold770/
Hengold770/
Ingal732,646/
Engol73593/
Egold73239/
Enold73194/
Yngol7355/
Ynold731/
Inald731/
Isengole71287/
Heinhold71230/
Henghold7126/
Heigoldt7121/
Ingolova7119/
Etyngold7111/
Engholdt715/
Heinoldt715/
Jingholt711/
Yingoule711/
Hainhold711/
Gainnold710/
Heighold710/
Heinolds710/
Ingale6733,861/
Engole671,860/
Ingall671,364/
Hingal67240/
Inggal67231/
Eggold6770/
Enggol6764/
Yongol6759/
Einald6736/
Egoldt6720/
Jingal6719/
Hänold6718/
Inholt6716/
Enhold6716/
Ehnold6715/
Henold6714/
Ingaal6713/
Gingal6711/
Yingal679/
Eingal677/
Inghal675/
Engald675/
Ynolds674/
Imgole672/
Esnold672/
Inoltz671/
Enoldt671/
Genold671/
Igoult671/
Hengol671/
Is'engole671/
Oingal671/
Eßingholt671/
Jinald671/
Engool671/
Enngol671/
Imhold670/
Enolds670/
Hinald670/
Imnald670/

Ingold Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ingold in the Russian language
Ингольдingold-

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