Ingrey Surname

529,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ingrey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ingelry.' Ingrey is a modification; compare Ingram for Ingelram.

Robert lngelry, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1635. Thomas Hallowell and Deborah Ingrey: Marriage Lic.

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Ingrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3761:148,18614,202
Australia981:275,46624,785
Canada911:404,89735,698
United States221:16,475,406557,260
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Wales41:773,63329,106
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2891:84,3448,923
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Ingrey (16) may also be a first name.

Ingrey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ingelry.' Ingrey is a modification; compare Ingram for Ingelram.

Robert lngelry, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1635. Thomas Hallowell and Deborah Ingrey: Marriage Lic. (London).

1638. Married — Mark Lingwood and Thomaatin Ingrey: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(Teutonic) for the Old Teutonic Ingelric, Engelric [v. Ingle3,4,5, and + Old Teutonic rík-, a ruler, as in Old English ríca = Gothic reik-s] Ingelric and Engelric are the Domesday forms, the former being weakened in the Hundred Rolls to Ingelry, the immediate progenitor of Ingrey.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably Ingrave, co. Essex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Ingrave; a location name in Hertfordshire.

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

Ingrey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ingrey occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ingrey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ingrey? popularity and diffusion

Ingrey is the 529,538th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,927,244 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Ingrey reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles. Ingrey is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 16 people.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 376 people, or 1 in 148,186. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 25 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 19 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 17 percent live. Not including England Ingrey exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.

Ingrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ingrey has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 130 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ingrey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ingrey last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ingrey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 23.96% more than the national average, earning $53,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.64% more than the national average, earning $53,478 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gingrey92163/
Inggrey9269/
Hingrey920/
Ingre9199/
Ingry9117/
Igrey911/
Inggreiy861/
Hingre83134/
Ingres83104/
Ingrez83100/
Ungrey8367/
Ingret8353/
Gingry8339/
Jingre8336/
Ingred8325/
Ingray834/
Ingrie832/
Inggre831/
Ingryd831/
Higrey831/
Ingree831/
Ingrys831/
Yingre831/
Imgrey830/
Hingry830/
Igre80445/
Igry801/
Hingray77425/
Hingrez77361/
Jingryd77134/
Jingree77107/
Ingreji7781/
Inggrei7734/
Ingress7712/
Ingreus776/
Ingreis772/
Jingryt771/
Ingreaz771/
Ingreja771/
Ginghre771/
Itengre771/
Yongrey771/
Goingre771/
Ingrydh771/
Ingreed770/
Hingret770/
Igret73497/
Ingra73220/
Engre7376/
Ingri7349/
Yigre7341/
Igreț7333/
Egrey7320/
Ungry7319/
Jigre7318/
Igray7312/
Igres7312/
Ingrà7310/
Gigre735/
Igrie735/
Igree735/
Igrez735/
Engry733/
Iegre733/
Ungre732/
Igreţ732/
Igred731/
Igriy731/
Ighre731/
Iggre731/
Igrea731/
Ingrã731/
Ingré731/
Aigre731/
Ygrey731/
Iogre731/
Higre730/
Imgre730/
Haingray7112/
Yingread714/
Ingehere712/
Eisingre711/
Gingrieh711/
Igreja672,268/
Ingrid672,089/
Aigret67338/
Ingrat67170/
Heigre67136/
Yongre6767/
Ingrês6766/
Ingriš6757/
Aigere6750/
Hungry6737/
Engrie6734/
Ingrit6722/
Gengry6721/
Ingrad6719/
Jingri6716/
Yingra6716/
Ingris6715/
Gigray6714/
Hengry6712/
Ungrea6712/
Gingra6711/
Hingra6710/
Engres6710/
Haigre679/
Jngrez679/
Ingrau678/
Igeere677/
Engrer675/
Ygerey675/
Ingras674/
Hingri674/
Eigere674/
Engryd674/
Inggri673/
Eggrey673/
Iogrie673/
Jigray673/
Enghre672/
Ingrah672/
Gingri672/
Engret672/
Ynhgre672/
Giggre672/
Igrych671/
Ingroa671/
Ingroj671/
Igrett671/
Emgrey671/
Yingri671/
Gengre671/
Egreyi671/
Aigray671/
Aigrie671/
Ighres671/
Uingra671/
Jingrawee671/
Jyngre671/
Hungre671/
Hengre671/
Iogrei671/
Igrejo671/
Ihgryd671/
Imgred671/
Ungray670/
Ingrahawe670/
Ungrhe670/
Esgrey670/
Engree670/

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