Ingolf Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ingolf Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.) the Anglo-Saxon Ing(w)ulfand Old Norse Ingulf-r [v. Ing2, and + Old English wulf = Old Norse úlf-r, wolf] Ingulf was the name of the favourite secretary of William I, who met him on his visit to Eadward the Confessor in 1052.

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Ingolf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Ingolf (16,275) may also be a first name.

Ingolf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Scand.) the Anglo-Saxon Ing(w)ulfand Old Norse Ingulf-r [v. Ing2, and + Old English wulf = Old Norse úlf-r, wolf] Ingulf was the name of the favourite secretary of William I, who met him on his visit to Eadward the Confessor in 1052.

Ingulf-us is the Domesday formerly The mod. Norse form is Ingulv (also Ingulf and Ingolf ).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ingolf Last Name Facts

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

Ingolf is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ingolf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,580,327th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Ingolf live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 43,910th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 16,275 people.

The surname Ingolf is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 273,521. In Sweden Ingolf is most frequent in: Kronoberg County, where 31 percent reside, Skåne County, where 22 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 11 percent reside. Other than Sweden it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Einolf83153/
Ingulf836/
Inolfe831/
Hinolf830/
Einnolf77199/
Ingallf771/
Egolf731,828/
Enolf731/
Gingolph7110/
Heinholf711/
Enolfe679/
Egolff674/
Egollf671/
Ingalw671/
Egnolf670/
Eagolf670/
Egnolff629/
Henolfe623/
Egalf551/
Enalfe5010/
Engelv501/
Egolph500/

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