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Ingoldsby Family History

Ingoldsby Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from Ingoldsby (Lincolnshire). The placename derives from the Old Norse personal name Ingiald (genitive Ingialdes) + Old Norse bȳ ‘farmstead village’.

Irish: adopted for Mac an Ghallóglaigh (see Gallogly) by mistranslation of gallóglach ‘foreign warrior’ or ‘galloglass’ as ‘English’.

This gave rise to English and Englishby to form Ingoldsby by assimilation.

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


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You can see how Ingoldsby families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ingoldsby family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Ingoldsby families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 8 Ingoldsby families living in Lancashire. This was about 31% of all the recorded Ingoldsby's in United Kingdom. Lancashire and 1 other county had the highest population of Ingoldsby families in 1891.
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What did your Ingoldsby ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Ingoldsby. 72% of Ingoldsby women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    72%
  • Teacher Music
    29%

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Passenger Lists

There are 450 immigration records available for the last name Ingoldsby. 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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There are 621 military records available for the last name Ingoldsby. For the veterans among your Ingoldsby ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Ingoldsby life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1982, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Ingoldsby in 1962 was 67, and 91 in 2004.

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