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Inkson Family History

Inkson Surname Meaning

de-aspirated variant of Hingston. possibly a reduced form of Hinkinson a surname recorded in Lancs (compare Edmund Hinkinson 1539 in IGI (Kirkham)) though now extinct in England.

It is probably a variant of Henkinson ‘son of young Henry’. Compare Hink and Hinks.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Inkson families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Inkson family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Inkson families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 14 Inkson families living in Lincolnshire. This was about 22% of all the recorded Inkson's in United Kingdom. Lincolnshire had the highest population of Inkson families in 1891.
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In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Inkson. 100% of Inkson women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Between 1964 and 1984, in the United States, Inkson life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1977, and highest in 1984. The average life expectancy for Inkson in 1964 was 78, and 94 in 1984.

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