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
School 1,093
Farm Labourer 118
General Labourer 83
Private Means 81
General Servant (domestic) 58
Labourer 55
None 53
Dressmaker 43
Clerk 42
Domestic Servant 41
Farmer 36
At Home 32
Coal Miner Hewer 31
Cook (domestic) 26
House Keeper 26
Bricklayer 26
House Painter 25
At School 25
Shop Assistant 23
Butcher 22
Laundress 22
Cowman On Farm 21
Carpenter 20
Housekeeper 20
Charwoman 19

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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The surname Ingram is the most popular version of all its varients

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