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UK surname

Ingall

A locational surname referring to someone from Ingall, a place in Yorkshire, England.

In the 1881 census there were 248 people recorded with the Ingall surname, ranking it #11,140 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 482, ranked #10,255, up from #11,140 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Kirkby Underwood and Gainsborough, Paddocks. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include West Lindsey, Bradford and East Northamptonshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Ingall is 499 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 94.4%.

1881 census count

248

Ranked #11,140

Modern count

482

2016, ranked #10,255

Peak year

1998

499 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Ingall had 248 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,140 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 482 in 2016, ranked #10,255.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 412 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Ingall surname distribution map

The map shows where the Ingall surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Ingall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Ingall over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 168 #11,873
1861 historical 214 #11,365
1881 historical 248 #11,140
1891 historical 287 #11,473
1901 historical 359 #10,242
1911 historical 412 #9,097
1997 modern 462 #9,869
1998 modern 499 #9,600
1999 modern 485 #9,900
2000 modern 493 #9,736
2001 modern 482 #9,717
2002 modern 482 #9,906
2003 modern 460 #10,091
2004 modern 458 #10,158
2005 modern 455 #10,126
2006 modern 459 #10,088
2007 modern 446 #10,409
2008 modern 450 #10,416
2009 modern 463 #10,428
2010 modern 474 #10,461
2011 modern 472 #10,400
2012 modern 476 #10,213
2013 modern 491 #10,158
2014 modern 484 #10,338
2015 modern 485 #10,233
2016 modern 482 #10,255

Geography

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Where Ingalls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Kirkby Underwood, Gainsborough, Paddocks, Lambeth and Fakenham. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to West Lindsey, Bradford, East Northamptonshire, Adur and Harrogate. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 London parishes London 3
2 Kirkby Underwood Lincolnshire
3 Gainsborough, Paddocks Lincolnshire
4 Lambeth London (South Districts)
5 Fakenham Norfolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 West Lindsey 011 West Lindsey
2 Bradford 052 Bradford
3 East Northamptonshire 006 East Northamptonshire
4 Adur 006 Adur
5 Harrogate 018 Harrogate

Forenames

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First names often paired with Ingall

These lists show first names that appear often with the Ingall surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Ingall

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Ingall, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Ingall surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Ingall household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Established Homeowners with Children

Within London, Ingall is most associated with areas classed as Established Homeowners with Children, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These predominantly British-born residents are typically married/in civil partnerships and own the properties in which they are raising their children. Parents are typically over 45, and many other residents are beyond normal retirement age. Detached and semi-detached houses predominate and multiple car ownership is common.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Ingall is most concentrated in decile 5 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Ingall falls in decile 8 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Ingall is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Ingall, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Ingall

The surname Ingall originated in England during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old English words "inga" meaning meadow, and "heal" meaning nook or corner, suggesting the name referred to someone who lived in a meadow nook or corner.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is listed as "Ingalhel" in Norfolk. This indicates the name was present in England before the Norman Conquest.

By the 13th century, variations like "Ingall" and "Ingald" started appearing in historical records across various counties in England, such as Norfolk, Suffolk, and Lincolnshire. The name was also found in the Hundred Rolls of 1273 as "Ingald."

In the 14th century, the surname took on spellings closer to the modern form, with records showing "Ingalle" and "Ingall" in Sussex and Kent respectively. During this time, the name was associated with places like Ingall Green in Bedfordshire and Ingall in Yorkshire.

Notable individuals with the surname Ingall include Robert Ingall, a member of the Parliament of England who represented Callington in 1640. Another prominent figure was Sir William Ingall, born in 1573, who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1629.

Moving to the 17th century, we find John Ingall, born in 1616, who was an early settler in Massachusetts Bay Colony. He arrived in America in 1628 and became one of the founders of Lynn, Massachusetts.

In the 18th century, Samuel Ingall, born in 1683 in Lincolnshire, made significant contributions to the field of mathematics and published works on algebra and geometry.

The 19th century saw the birth of Henry Ingall, a renowned English painter and illustrator, who was born in 1834 and is known for his landscape and genre paintings.

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1881 census detail

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Ingall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Ingall surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Lincolnshire leads with 90 Ingalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 23.18x.

County Total Index
Lincolnshire 90 23.18x
Yorkshire 33 1.37x
Kent 26 3.14x
Surrey 25 2.11x
Middlesex 24 0.99x
Nottinghamshire 11 3.36x
Warwickshire 9 1.47x
Westmorland 7 13.11x
Cheshire 6 1.12x
Essex 6 1.25x
Lancashire 5 0.17x
Hampshire 4 0.80x
Durham 2 0.28x
Sussex 1 0.24x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Kirkby Underwood in Lincolnshire leads with 13 Ingalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 7222.22x.

Place Total Index
Kirkby Underwood 13 7222.22x
Branston 10 840.34x
Newstead 10 1250.00x
Swanscombe 10 268.82x
Aston 9 5.34x
Bradford 9 15.45x
Ashford 7 86.74x
Bassingthorpe 7 6363.64x
Ecclesall Bierlow 7 14.30x
Heeley 7 95.76x
Lewisham 7 15.84x
Barking 6 42.77x
Camberwell 6 3.87x
Chester St Bridget 6 652.17x
Fiskerton 6 1621.62x
Hackney London 6 4.41x
Kendal 6 61.41x
Nether Hallam 6 18.43x
St Marylebone London 6 4.63x
Blyton 5 847.46x
Little Hale 5 1666.67x
Battersea 4 4.48x
Great Hale 4 677.97x
Knaith Lea Gate Burton 4 1290.32x
Lambeth 4 1.89x
Normanby By Spital 4 1212.12x
Southwark St George Martyr 4 8.19x
Clerkenwell London 3 5.23x
Gorton 3 11.07x
Marton 3 833.33x
Mile End Old Town London 3 5.80x
Mumby 3 566.04x
New Sleaford 3 120.48x
Potter Hanworth 3 833.33x
Walcott 3 483.87x
Barnsley 2 8.05x
Clapham 2 6.59x
East Peckham 2 116.28x
Holdenhurst 2 15.31x
Irnham 2 833.33x
Kensington London 2 1.48x
Kirton 2 128.21x
Newington 2 2.23x
Southampton All Sts 2 23.42x
St George Hanover Square 2 4.67x
Willesden 2 8.73x
Aslackby 1 263.16x
Brighton 1 1.21x
Cawkwell 1 2500.00x
Cherry Willingham 1 769.23x
Cuddington 1 217.39x
Fenton 1 344.83x
Gibbet Hills 1 2500.00x
Kimberworth 1 7.49x
Leasingham 1 322.58x
Morton Palms 1 1111.11x
Nottingham St Mary 1 1.18x
Rotherhithe 1 3.33x
Salford 1 1.18x
Sculcoates 1 2.62x
Somerby In Grantham 1 101.01x
St Mark Lincoln 1 120.48x
St Martin Lincoln 1 27.78x
St Maryle Wigford 1 33.11x
St Paul Lincoln 1 147.06x
St Peterin Eastgate 1 83.33x
Swineshead 1 78.13x
Thornton In Fylde 1 15.85x
Underbarrow Bradley 1 256.41x
Walworth 1 666.67x
Wandsworth 1 4.28x

FAQ

Ingall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Ingall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 248 people were recorded with the Ingall surname. That placed it at #11,140 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Ingall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 482 in 2016. That gives Ingall a modern rank of #10,255.

What does the Ingall surname mean?

A locational surname referring to someone from Ingall, a place in Yorkshire, England.

What does the Ingall map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Ingall bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.