Explore the Family Name Ingold

The meaning of Ingold

1. English (southeastern): variant of Ingle. 2. Swiss German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Ingwald, formed with Ing- (see Ingle 1) + walt(an) ‘to rule’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ingold saw a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Ingold ranked 13,796th in terms of popularity among surnames; however, by 2010 it had slipped to 14,950th — a decrease of 8.36%. The actual count of people with the Ingold surname also decreased from 2,012 in 2000 to 1,978 in 2010, a drop of 1.69%. The proportion of individuals named Ingold per 100,000 people also declined by 10.67%, from 0.75 in 2000 to 0.67 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,796	#14,950	-8.36%
Count	2,012	1,978	-1.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.75	0.67	-10.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ingold

The ethnicity associated with the surname Ingold has seen some changes from 2000 to 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the vast majority (96.72%) of those carrying the Ingold surname were white, decreasing slightly to 95.40% in 2010. There was no representation for Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicities in 2000, but by 2010 there were small percentages reported for both groups (0.81% and 0.56% respectively). Those reporting as having two or more ethnic identities increased by 5.97%, going from 1.34% in 2000 to 1.42% in 2010. Individuals identifying as Hispanic increased significantly by 47.19%, from 0.89% in 2000 to 1.31% in 2010. American Indian and Alaskan Native representation remained relatively stable at around 0.50%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.72%	95.4%	-1.36%
Two or More Races	1.34%	1.42%	5.97%
Hispanic	0.89%	1.31%	47.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.81%	0%
Black	0%	0.56%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.5%	0.51%	2%