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UK surname

Ingle

English habitational surname referring to someone who lived near a beacon fire or furnace.

In the 1881 census there were 1,222 people recorded with the Ingle surname, ranking it #3,311 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 1,553, ranked #3,988, down from #3,311 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Mildenhall, Willingham and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Scarborough, South Holland and South Cambridgeshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Ingle is 1,642 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 27.1%.

1881 census count

1,222

Ranked #3,311

Modern count

1,553

2016, ranked #3,988

Peak year

1911

1,642 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Ingle had 1,222 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #3,311 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 1,553 in 2016, ranked #3,988.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 1,642 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Ingle surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Ingle surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Ingle 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 772 #3,459
1861 historical 685 #3,931
1881 historical 1,222 #3,311
1891 historical 1,313 #3,310
1901 historical 1,542 #3,341
1911 historical 1,642 #2,965
1997 modern 1,586 #3,724
1998 modern 1,619 #3,800
1999 modern 1,629 #3,804
2000 modern 1,610 #3,831
2001 modern 1,579 #3,824
2002 modern 1,593 #3,869
2003 modern 1,560 #3,861
2004 modern 1,544 #3,900
2005 modern 1,518 #3,919
2006 modern 1,497 #3,970
2007 modern 1,517 #3,960
2008 modern 1,520 #3,967
2009 modern 1,560 #3,967
2010 modern 1,580 #4,003
2011 modern 1,564 #3,998
2012 modern 1,511 #4,058
2013 modern 1,551 #4,023
2014 modern 1,568 #4,004
2015 modern 1,552 #4,008
2016 modern 1,553 #3,988

Geography

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Where Ingles are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Mildenhall, Willingham, London parishes and Bradford. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Scarborough, South Holland and South Cambridgeshire. 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 Mildenhall Suffolk
2 Willingham Cambridgeshire
3 London parishes London 3
4 Bradford Yorkshire, West Riding
5 London parishes London 2

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Scarborough 007 Scarborough
2 South Holland 003 South Holland
3 South Cambridgeshire 021 South Cambridgeshire
4 Scarborough 005 Scarborough
5 Scarborough 009 Scarborough

Forenames

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First names often paired with Ingle

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Ingle

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Ingle, 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 Ingle surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Ingle 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

Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Group

London Fringe

Within London, Ingle is most associated with areas classed as London Fringe, part of Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs. 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

Predominantly located in neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Greater London, residents of these neighbourhoods typically have their highest qualifications below degree (Level 4) level, with those still in work engaged in skilled trades and occupations in distribution, hotels and restaurants. There is low ethnic diversity in these neighbourhoods and high levels of Christian religious affiliation. Detached or terraced houses predominate, often with spare rooms.

Wider London pattern

The age distribution of these neighbourhoods is skewed towards the middle-aged and old, although few residents live alone or in communal establishments and numbers of dependent children are around average. Owner occupation is the norm, as is residence in detached or semi-detached houses. Residential densities are low and many households have spare rooms. Most residents were born in the UK and, aside from some identifying as members of Chinese or Indian ethnicities, identify as White. Mixed ethnicity households are rare. Incidence of married couples is higher than average and few individuals have never been married. A large proportion of individuals still in employment work in administrative and secretarial occupations, or in the construction industry. Few residents are students, and many households own more than one car.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Ingle is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

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

Ingle falls in decile 10 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 Ingle 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

Meaning and origin of Ingle

The surname Ingle is of English origin and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old English words "ing" (meadow or pasture) and "heal" (nook or corner), which together form the meaning "dweller in the nook or corner of a meadow or pasture."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ingle can be found in the Feet of Fines records for Essex in 1285, where a person named Richard de Ingel is mentioned. The name also appears in the Subsidy Rolls for Lancashire in 1332, where it is spelled as "Yngyll."

During the medieval period, the name Ingle was primarily concentrated in the northern counties of England, particularly in Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Westmorland. It is possible that the name originated as a topographic surname, describing someone who lived in a particular location near a meadow or pasture.

An early bearer of the name Ingle was Robert Ingle, who was born in Yorkshire around 1480. He was a prominent merchant and served as the Mayor of York in 1522. Another notable figure was Sir William Ingle, who lived in the 16th century and was a Member of Parliament for Middlesex in 1558.

In the 17th century, the name Ingle gained some prominence in the American colonies. Edward Ingle, born around 1597 in England, was a Protestant rebel and pirate who led an uprising against the Catholic government of Maryland in 1645. He later received a pardon and settled in Virginia.

Another individual of note was Obadiah Ingle, born in 1635 in Lancashire, England. He emigrated to Maryland in the late 17th century and became a prosperous landowner and planter. His descendants played significant roles in the American Revolutionary War and the early history of the United States.

Other notable bearers of the surname Ingle include Sir John Ingle, a British naval officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century, and Reverend Richard Ingle, an Anglican clergyman and author who lived in the late 18th century.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Ingle families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Ingle 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. Yorkshire leads with 426 Ingles recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.60x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 426 3.60x
Cambridgeshire 149 19.72x
Lancashire 121 0.85x
Middlesex 87 0.73x
Surrey 78 1.34x
Staffordshire 48 1.19x
Lincolnshire 43 2.25x
Suffolk 40 2.75x
Huntingdonshire 34 14.35x
Kent 22 0.54x
Somerset 21 1.09x
Nottinghamshire 19 1.18x
Norfolk 16 0.87x
Essex 15 0.64x
Cheshire 14 0.53x
Oxfordshire 14 1.90x
Devon 10 0.40x
Leicestershire 10 0.76x
Warwickshire 10 0.33x
Bedfordshire 8 1.30x
Durham 7 0.20x
Shropshire 7 0.68x
Sussex 7 0.35x
Northamptonshire 6 0.53x
Hertfordshire 2 0.24x
Monmouthshire 2 0.23x
Westmorland 2 0.76x
Berkshire 1 0.11x
Cumberland 1 0.10x
Derbyshire 1 0.05x
Hampshire 1 0.04x
Northumberland 1 0.06x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leeds in Yorkshire leads with 77 Ingles recorded in 1881 and an index of 11.53x.

Place Total Index
Leeds 77 11.53x
Willingham 54 835.91x
Mildenhall 30 194.30x
Camberwell 28 3.67x
Wardleworth 24 29.67x
Bradford 22 7.69x
Chapel Allerton 21 118.71x
Whittlesey St Mary St 20 75.79x
Over 17 378.62x
Manchester 16 2.51x
Newington 15 3.40x
Moss Side 14 18.79x
Nottingham St Mary 14 3.37x
Rigton 14 897.44x
Templenewsam 14 163.55x
Cheetham 13 12.31x
St George Hanover Square 13 6.18x
Cridling Stubbs 12 1052.63x
Hunslet 12 6.51x
Ramsey 12 63.29x
Bramley In Bramley 11 24.30x
Eccleshill 11 38.23x
Hulme 11 3.72x
Walsall Foreign 11 5.29x
Weston 11 924.37x
Hammersmith London 10 3.40x
Potter Newton 10 47.94x
Fairburn 9 432.69x
Horton In Bradford 9 4.87x
Moulton 9 434.78x
Rawmarsh 9 21.55x
St Pancras London 9 0.94x
Twerton 9 45.45x
West Ardsley 9 63.25x
Bourn 8 240.96x
Bow London 8 5.27x
Brightside Bierlow 8 3.45x
Burntwood Edial 8 31.10x
Easingwold 8 95.81x
Garforth 8 88.40x
Great Timble 8 1142.86x
Linton Upon Ouse 8 661.16x
Little Bytham 8 640.00x
Lyncombe Widcombe 8 15.91x
Southwark St George Martyr 8 3.33x
West Derby 8 1.93x
Armley 7 13.43x
Beswick 7 19.34x
Denton 7 353.54x
Gainsborough 7 15.57x
Heythrop 7 686.27x
Oxford St Giles 7 19.91x
St Luke London 7 3.66x
Stranton 7 5.86x
Thames Ditton 7 57.95x
Waterbeach 7 113.64x
Willenhall 7 9.28x
Wolborough 7 22.30x
Birmingham 6 0.60x
Bradford 6 9.06x
Brighton 6 1.48x
Cottenham 6 59.76x
Eaton Socon 6 61.92x
Ecclesall Bierlow 6 2.50x
Holbeck 6 7.66x
Hornsey 6 3.98x
Hyde 6 7.72x
Scarborough 6 5.59x
West Bromwich 6 2.60x
Alverthorpe Cum Thornes 5 11.65x
Bowling 5 4.27x
Bromley London 5 1.91x
Colchester St Giles 5 21.49x
Dalton In Huddersfield 5 18.88x
Denton 5 224.22x
Hendon 5 11.65x
Manningham 5 3.43x
Masham 5 114.42x
Shrewsbury St Julian 5 19.61x
Stamford St Michael 5 92.42x

FAQ

Ingle surname: questions and answers

How common was the Ingle surname in 1881?

In 1881, 1,222 people were recorded with the Ingle surname. That placed it at #3,311 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Ingle surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 1,553 in 2016. That gives Ingle a modern rank of #3,988.

What does the Ingle surname mean?

English habitational surname referring to someone who lived near a beacon fire or furnace.

What does the Ingle map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Ingle 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.