Explore the Family Name Ingles

The meaning of Ingles

1. Scottish: variant of English or Inglis. 2. Spanish (Inglés): ethnic name denoting someone of English origin, from Spanish Inglés ‘English’. 3. English: variant of Ingle.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Ingles" has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Ingles ranked 10,725th most popular, and by 2010, it moved up to 10,577th place, reflecting a 1.38% change in rank. The count of individuals carrying this surname also grew from 2,731 in 2000 to 3,031 in 2010, marking a substantial 10.98% increase. Similarly, the proportion of people named Ingles per 100,000 population increased by nearly 2%, moving from 1.01 to 1.03.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,725	#10,577	1.38%
Count	2,731	3,031	10.98%
Proportion per 100k	1.01	1.03	1.98%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ingles

The Decennial U.S. Census data on ethnicity reveals some interesting shifts among people with the surname "Ingles". While there was a decrease in the percentage identifying as White (from 81.40% in 2000 to 74.89% in 2010), there were increases in all other ethnic categories aside from American Indian and Alaskan Native, which saw a decline of 31.03%. Notably, the largest increases were observed for those identifying as Hispanic (from 14.68% to 20.36%) and Black (from 1.03% to 1.45%). Furthermore, individuals identifying with two or more races saw an increase from 0.81% to 1.06%, while those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 1.79% to 2.05%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.4%	74.89%	-8%
Hispanic	14.68%	20.36%	38.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.79%	2.05%	14.53%
Black	1.03%	1.45%	40.78%
Two or More Races	0.81%	1.06%	30.86%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.29%	0.2%	-31.03%