Explore the Family Name Ingerman

The meaning of Ingerman

1. Jewish (from Ukraine and Poland): from southern Yiddish inger man ‘younger man’, perhaps a name taken by a younger son. 2. Swedish: habitational name for someone from Ingermanland (Ingria), a former province between Finland and Russia. 3. Americanized form of German Ingermann, a cognate of 2 above. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Efim, Iosif, Lev, Mikhail, Vladimir, Yefim. Jewish Khana.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ingerman has seen a decline in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 61,058 and dropped down to 65,964 by 2010, showing a change of -8.03. The total count of people with this surname also slightly decreased from 308 to 300 during this period, a shift of -2.6. Accordingly, the proportion of people named Ingerman per 100,000 fell by -9.09, from 0.11 to 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,058	#65,964	-8.03%
Count	308	300	-2.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ingerman

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Ingerman surname is predominantly associated with individuals who identify as white, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. This group accounted for 97.40% in 2000, dipping slightly to 95.00% in 2010, marking a change of -2.46. Notably, while the Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories all remained at 0 throughout the decade, the Hispanic category saw an emergence in 2010, with 3.33% of the Ingermans identifying as such, up from zero in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.4%	95%	-2.46%
Hispanic	0%	3.33%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%