# Ince (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ince/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,389 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,881 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 129,236 people |
| Change since 2000 | +8.6% (2,199 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɪns/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *ɨnɨs (“island”) or else the Cumbric/Old Welsh reflex inis. Compare Ynys and Inch.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ince in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 74% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ince in the United States.

## People named Ince

- Thomas H. Ince, American film producer (1882–1924)
- Ralph Ince, American actor, film director and screenwriter (1887-1937)
- John Ince, American actor and film director (1878-1947)
- Kamran Ince, American composer

## Similar surnames

Innes, Ines, Inge, Imes, Innis, Ing, Inniss, Iannuzzi, Iannucci, Inga.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.