Inkster Surname

175,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Inkster Surname Definition:

These names occur in Orkney and Shedand, and ere corruptions of Ingsgar (Clouston). William Inkseter, tacksman of Skelbustir, and Huchown Inksettir tacksman of Gryndale, ere in record in 1492 (REO., p. 406). Magnus Ingsitter (Ingseter, or Inkster) appears as bailie-depute of Orphir between 1570 and 1584 (REO.

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Inkster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,0251:35,9474,585
Scotland3571:14,9971,886
Australia3511:76,9118,987
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
England2091:266,59421,098
New Zealand2071:21,8763,831
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Wales41:773,63329,106
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4761:7,8641,082
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Inkster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

These names occur in Orkney and Shedand, and ere corruptions of Ingsgar (Clouston). William Inkseter, tacksman of Skelbustir, and Huchown Inksettir tacksman of Gryndale, ere in record in 1492 (REO., p. 406). Magnus Ingsitter (Ingseter, or Inkster) appears as bailie-depute of Orphir between 1570 and 1584 (REO., p. 150,292, 400), and Edward Ingsetter or Inksetter was a witness in 1589 and 1600 (ibid., p. 260,316). Duncane Inksetter in the parish of Brassay is recorded in 1576 (Oppressions, p. 20), James Ingsetter appears in Sandwick in Burray in 1615 (Shetland), Edward Ingsetter of Leogar and Hucheon Ingsetter in Orakirk are mentioned in 1619 (OSS., p. 51), and Edward Inksetter was retoured heir of Alexander Inksetter in Bowrester in 1648 (Retours, Orkney and Shetland 57). Inksitter 1579, insitter 1581, Yngsetter 1586.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

For Ingster, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Ingestre; a location name in Staffordshire.

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

Inkster Last Name Facts

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

Inkster is held by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Inkster click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Inkster? popularity and diffusion

The surname Inkster is the 175,427th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,984,253 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Inkster reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in Canada, where it is borne by 1,025 people, or 1 in 35,947. In Canada Inkster is most numerous in: British Columbia, where 33 percent live, Ontario, where 25 percent live and Alberta, where 19 percent live. Apart from Canada Inkster occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Inkster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Inkster has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 498 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 486 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Inkster Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Inkster surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Inkster earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.87% more than the national average, earning $46,977 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.56% more than the national average, earning $52,944 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Inksteer931/
Hinkster930/
Ingster86147/
Engster711,028/
Uncster710/
Hengster67360/
Engstter671/
Encgster670/
Hengszter638/
Hengsther635/
Hengstier633/
Hengstter630/

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