Explore the Family Name Inger

The meaning of Inger

1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): nickname from an inflected form of Yiddish ing ‘young’. 2. English (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire): from the Middle English personal name Inger, from Old Norse Yngvarr, Ingvar, whose later form was Ívarr (see Iverson 2). Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Meyer, Yehudah. Russian Mikhail, Anatoly, Boris, Sofiya.

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How common is the last name Inger in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Inger saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 69,201 in popularity but dropped to 77,012 by 2010, representing a change of -11.29. The count of individuals with this surname also fell from 265 in 2000 to 249 in 2010, marking a 6.04% decrease. The proportion of people named Inger per 100,000 also declined by 20% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#69,201	#77,012	-11.29%
Count	265	249	-6.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.08	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Inger

In terms of ethnicity according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the surname Inger identify as White, although this figure decreased slightly from 92.83% in 2000 to 91.97% in 2010. The representation of those identifying as Hispanic experienced a substantial increase of 77.06%, growing from 3.40% in 2000 to 6.02% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Black went down to zero in 2010 from 2.26% in 2000. No changes were recorded for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, or American Indian & Alaskan Native, with these categories consistently reporting zero throughout both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.83%	91.97%	-0.93%
Hispanic	3.4%	6.02%	77.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	2.26%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%