How common is the surname Ingold?

1,978 people in the United States had the surname Ingold in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,090 Americans. It ranked 14,950th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ingold?

Christopher Kelk Ingold, British chemist (1893-1970).

Where is the surname Ingold most common?

Wikidata records people named Ingold in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Ingold getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,012 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,978 in 2010, down 1.7%.

The surname Ingold

A surname, carried by 1,978 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex I524

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ingold is more common than 90.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,978 people named Ingold in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 156,090 Americans. That is down 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,012.

#14,950

rank among US surnames

1,978

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-1.7%

change since 2000 (was #13,796)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,943	Setser	1,980	155,932
#14,946	Deloera	1,979	156,011
#14,950	Ingold	1,978	156,090
#14,957	Toone	1,977	156,169

Who is named Ingold

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

95% of people named Ingold identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as two or more races and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ingolds

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Christopher Kelk Ingold
British chemist (1893-1970)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ingold

Ingold has the Soundex code I524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I524.

Questions

How common is the surname Ingold?: 1,978 people in the United States had the surname Ingold in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,090 Americans. It ranked 14,950th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ingold?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ingold identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Ingold?: Christopher Kelk Ingold, British chemist (1893-1970).
Where is the surname Ingold most common?: Wikidata records people named Ingold in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Ingold getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,012 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,978 in 2010, down 1.7%.