# Ingram (surname)

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

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 69,345 |
| US rank (2010) | 484 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 4,452 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.0% (66,665 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɪŋɡɹəm/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Inghram, Ingrum |

## Etymology

From a Middle English given name, from Proto-Germanic *Ingwaz (“a Germanic god”) + *hrabnaz (“raven”). The places are named after persons with the surname.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ingram 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) | 61% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ingram in the United States.

## People named Ingram

- Brandon Ingram, American basketball player (born 1997)
- James Ingram, American singer-songwriter and record producer (1952–2019)
- Moses Ingram, American actress
- Rex Ingram, American actor (1895/1903–1969)
- Luther Ingram, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter (1937-2007)
- Sheila Ingram, American sprinter (1957–2020)
- Gordon Ingram, American firearm inventor and businessperson
- Andre Ingram, American basketball player (born 1985)
- Mark Ingram, American football player (born 1989)
- Jack Ingram, actor (1902-1969)
- Dustin Ingram, American actor and musician
- Melvin Ingram, American football player (born 1989)

and 6 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Ingraham, Ingrassia, Ingersoll, Ingerson.

## 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.