Ingram Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Ingram Name Meaning: The first part of the name comes from the Anglo-Saxon name Engel. Literally the Angles, The people of Englanda, Northern Germany. The second part comes from 'hrafn' meaning raven.

The Angles invaded Eastern and Northern Britain in the 5th Century. And then gave their name to England. Therefore the roots of this surname are very old.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ingram Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ingram family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,134
Agricultural Labourer 130
General Labourer 82
Coal Miner 75
Domestic Servant 59
Dress Maker 50
Living On Own Means 48
Farm Labourer 44
General Servant 42
Labourer 40
Farmer 39
Living On Her Own Means 39
General Servant Domestic 35
Laundress 31
Shoe Maker 24
Farm Servant 23
General Domestic Servant 22
Errand Boy 22
House Keeper 21
Cook Domestic Servant 21
Carpenter 21
Clerk 20
Baker 18
Tailor 18
Cotton Weaver 17

Ingram Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ingram 100% 52,451
2 Ingaram 86% 237
3 Engram 83% 105

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