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Ingleby Family History

Ingleby Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from any of several places called Ingleby (in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, and Derbyshire).

The placenames mean ‘farmstead of the English’ from Old English Engle ‘English’ (genitive plural Engla) + Old Norse bȳ ‘farmstead’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Ingleby family from?

You can see how Ingleby families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ingleby family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Ingleby families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 357 Ingleby families living in Yorkshire. This was about 62% of all the recorded Ingleby's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Ingleby families in 1891.
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What did your Ingleby ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Ingleby. 40% of Ingleby men worked as a General Labourer and 77% of Ingleby women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Ingleby were Insurance Agent and Household Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    40%
  • Cattle And Sheep Rearing
    18%
  • Locomotive Fitter
    8%
  • Insurance Agent
    8%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    77%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Incapacitated
    3%
  • Household Duties
    2%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Ingleby. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 549 military records available for the last name Ingleby. For the veterans among your Ingleby ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Ingleby lifespan?

Between 1965 and 2004, in the United States, Ingleby life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2004, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Ingleby in 1965 was 72, and 18 in 2004.

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