Ingleby
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Ingilby
Etymology
From Old Norse Englar (“Englishman”) + býr (“village, settlement”).
Proper noun
Ingleby (countable and uncountable, plural Inglebys)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3426). [1]
- A hamlet in Saxilby with Ingleby parish, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8978).
- A ghost town in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- (countable) A habitation surname from Old Norse.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ingleby is the 121590th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 142 individuals. Ingleby is most common among White (90.85%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ingleby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 229.