Inkpen
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English
Etymology
From an unrecorded Old English element *ing (“hill, peak”), which has been postulated to explain a number of placenames such as Ingon or Ingham, + penn (“enclosure; fold”). The second element may alternatively be Proto-Brythonic *penn (“head; top, height”), but that's less likely.
Proper noun
Inkpen (countable and uncountable, plural Inkpens)
- A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3764).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Inkpen is the 132206th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 128 individuals. Inkpen is most common among White (92.19%) individuals.
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Inkpen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 230.