Ingoldsby Surname

479,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Ingoldsby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ingleby,' a parish in North Riding of Yorkshire Also several townships in Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire Literally 'the dwelling of Ingle,' which see.

Gilbert de Ingelby, faiflour, 11 Edward II: Freemen of York.

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Ingoldsby 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
United States4311:840,97264,213
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Ireland971:48,5463,552
England391:1,428,66862,556
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Ingoldsby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ingleby,' a parish in North Riding of Yorkshire Also several townships in Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire Literally 'the dwelling of Ingle,' which see.

Gilbert de Ingelby, faiflour, 11 Edward II: Freemen of York.

Thomas delngleby, Rector of Houghton, Norfolk, 1361: History of Norfolk.

Thomas de Ingleby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1566. Francis Ingliby (sic), Bras. Coll.: Register of the University of Oxford.

George Winter married Jane, d. of Sir William Ingleby of Ripley, Yorkshire Thomas Winter sonn and heir, 1594. Visitation of Worcestershire, 1569.

1636. Miles Richardson and Mary Inglebee, widow: Marriage Lic.(London).

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ingoldsby,' a parish in Lincolnshire Lit. the 'by or dwelling of Ingold,' the first settler; v. Ingold. The same individual is thus referred to on the same page:

Roger de Ingoldeby, Lincolnshire, 1273. V 0-387.)

Roger de Ingoldesby, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Thus Ingoldby and Ingoldsby are the same.

Thomas de Ingoldebi, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1581. Anthony Ingoldsbye, Buckinghamshire Register of the University of Oxford.

1605. Richard Ingoldsby, Buckinghamshire: ibid.

1678-9. Richard Ingoldsby (Buckinghamshire) and Mary Collmore: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1691. William Ingoldesby and --- Lucey: Marriage Alleg. (Canter"ry).

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Ingoldsby (Lincs), 13th cent. Ingoldeby, Ingoldesby = Ingiald's Farmstead or Estate [Old Norse by-r]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Synonyms of Gallogly, q.v

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A parish in Lincolnshire, of which, in 1230, Sir Boger de Ingoldsby, the founder of the family, was lord. Courthope's Debrett.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. Inglesby, the town of the English, or Angles; perhaps the town was first named at the time the Angles first invaded Britain. Ing—gil—by, Saxon, the town near the brook in the narrow valley. A town in Lincolnshire, England.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

The Inglebys, who take their name from parishes and townships in the North Riding, are now best represented in the Ripon district. The pedigree of one family of this name begins with Sir Thomas Ingleby, one of the justices of the Common Pleas in the reign of Edward III. (Th.).

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Ingoldsby Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 23 (1901)

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Ingoldsby Last Name Facts

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

Ingoldsby is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ingoldsby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ingoldsby is the 479,498th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 10,470,612 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Ingoldsby reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Ingoldsby is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 431 people, or 1 in 840,972. In The United States Ingoldsby is mostly found in: Missouri, where 21 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and New York, where 13 percent live. Barring The United States Ingoldsby occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 16 percent live and Ireland, where 14 percent live.

Ingoldsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ingoldsby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ingoldsby last name grew 770 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 422 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 260 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ingoldsby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ingoldsby surname is predominantly Catholic (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States Ingoldsby are 16.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.46% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ingoldsby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.94% more than the national average, earning $51,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.14% more than the national average, earning $55,717 CAD per year.

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