Inkpen Surname

332,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Wales

Inkpen Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Inkpen,' a parish near Hungerford, in Berkshire. Literally, the 'pen, or enclosure of Inge,' the first settler; v. Ing, and compare Penfold.

Nicholas de Ingepenne, Berkshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Inkpen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada4571:80,6258,989
England2891:192,79617,040
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Australia1021:264,66424,097
Wales421:73,6796,340
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3911:62,3417,247

Inkpen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Inkpen,' a parish near Hungerford, in Berkshire. Literally, the 'pen, or enclosure of Inge,' the first settler; v. Ing, and compare Penfold.

Nicholas de Ingepenne, Berkshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

William de Ingepenne, Berkshire, ibid.

Richard de Ingepenne, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Glasvere de Inkpenne, Close Rolls, 1 Henry IV.

William Inkpenne, temp. 1400, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1750. Married — James Inkpen and Sarah Hayes: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

In my last reference the name returns to its original form:

1700. Married — Thomas Ingpen and Harriet Lockyer: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Inkpen (Berks), i3th cent. Ingepenne = (prob.) Ing(a)'s Pen or Enclosure [v. Ing2, and + Middle English pen(ne, Old English penn, a pen, fold]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in Berkshire, England.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

A parish near Hungerford, co. Berks. "The manor was held at an early period, under the baronial family of Somery, by the Inkpens, who took their name from the village." Escheats Edw. I. and II. Lysons's Berkshire, p. 304.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Formerly Ingepen; from Inkpen, a parish co. Berks. Ingpen is doubtless the same surname, and is perhaps the original orthography of the local name. See also Penny.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Or Inkepenne (English), Ing's pen or enclosure.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

From Inkpen; a location name in Buckinghamshire.

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

Inkpen Last Name Facts

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

Inkpen has its highest incidence in Canada. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Inkpen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Inkpen is the 332,755th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,559,447 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Inkpen are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 457 people, or 1 in 80,625. In Canada Inkpen is mostly concentrated in: Newfoundland and Labrador, where 30 percent are found, Nova Scotia, where 19 percent are found and Ontario, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Canada it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Inkpen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Inkpen has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Inkpen surname decreased 26 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Inkpen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Inkpen are 9.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Inkpen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.06% more than the national average, earning $52,236 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.79% more than the national average, earning $50,076 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ienkpen921/
Ingpen83138/
Inkpin8397/
Ginkpin776/
Yingpeng714/
Jingpeng712/
Etimkpeng671/
Hingpin6214/
Jingpin622/
Yingping5710/
Jingping578/

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