INGLEBY
Ingleby
Ingleby is an English surname with origins dating back to medieval times. The name is locational and is derived from one of the various places in England called Ingleby. The most notable of these is Ingleby, a small village in the North Riding of Yorkshire.
The name Ingleby comes from the Old Norse "Englbýr," which translates to "farmstead or settlement by the Ingle" where "Ingle" refers to a fireplace. This suggests that the original bearers of the surname resided near a prominent or distinctive hearth.
The surname Ingleby has various spelling variations, including Inglebee, Inglebey, and Inglebie, which were common in historical records due to the lack of standardized spelling in earlier times.
Individuals with the surname Ingleby have been found throughout history in various parts of England, but especially in Yorkshire. The Ingleby family has been associated with land ownership and local governance in Yorkshire over centuries.
Notable figures with the surname Ingleby include George Ingleby, a prominent Yorkshire landowner in the 17th century, and Oliver Ingleby, a noted poet and writer in the 19th century.
The Ingleby surname continues to be found in the United Kingdom and beyond, carried by people whose ancestors hailed from the historic village or its surrounding areas.
There are approximately 1,217 people named Ingleby in the UK. That makes it roughly the 6,368th most common surname in Britain. Around 19 in a million people in Britain are named Ingleby.
Typical given names associated with the surname
Male
- Anthony
- Brian
- Christopher
- David
- George
- James
- John
- Jonathan
- Mark
- Paul
- Phil
- Robert
- Stephen
Female
- Alison
- Barbara
- Emma
- Jane
- Julie
- Karen
- Kathleen
- Rebecca
- Sandra
- Sarah
- Susan