How common is the surname Ingham?

3,487 people in the United States had the surname Ingham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,542 Americans. It ranked 9,338th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ingham?

Samuel D. Ingham, American politician (1779-1860).

Where is the surname Ingham most common?

Wikidata records people named Ingham in the United States.

Is the surname Ingham getting more or less common?

More common. 3,341 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,487 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Ingham

A place surname, carried by 3,487 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex I525

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ingham is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

From the Old English personal name Inga, which is related to Ing, + hām (“homestead”). Some authorities believe that the first element could also be from Ingaevones, a Germanic tribe.

Ingham is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,487 people named Ingham in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 88,542 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,341.

#9,338

rank among US surnames

3,487

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #8,997)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,332	Kratzer	3,490	88,466
#9,334	Navarrette	3,489	88,491
#9,337	Korman	3,488	88,516
#9,338	Vallejos	3,487	88,542
#9,343	Ostrom	3,485	88,593
#9,344	Lampert	3,484	88,618

Who is named Ingham

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Ingham identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Inghams

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Samuel D. Ingham
American politician (1779-1860)

Questions

Where does the surname Ingham come from?: From the Old English personal name Inga, which is related to Ing, + hām (“homestead”). Some authorities believe that the first element could also be from Ingaevones, a Germanic tribe.
How common is the surname Ingham?: 3,487 people in the United States had the surname Ingham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,542 Americans. It ranked 9,338th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ingham?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Ingham identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ingham?: Samuel D. Ingham, American politician (1779-1860).
Where is the surname Ingham most common?: Wikidata records people named Ingham in the United States.
What type of surname is Ingham?: Ingham is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Ingham getting more or less common?: More common. 3,341 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,487 in 2010, up 4.4%.