Ingels History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

The Ingels surname is an English name with Norse roots, deriving from either of two Old Norse personal names "Ingjaldr," or from "Ingólfr" ‘Ing's wolf’ (Ing was an ancient Germanic fertility god). Some instances of this name in Britain are thought to have evolved from the place name Ingol, in Lancashire, which is named from the Old English personal name Inga with the Old English word "holh," meaning a "hollow," or "depression." Another source claims the name was derived from "a Scandinavian personal name, retained in the designations of Ingleby, Inglesham, Ingleton, Ingoldsthorpe, Ingoldsby, and other parishes and places, lying chiefly in what are called the Danish counties. The Domesday form is Ingaldus. " 1

Early Origins of the Ingels family

The surname Ingels was first found in Suffolk at Bury St. Edmunds where Ingold was recorded c. 1095. The Latin form Ingoldus was recorded in Huntingdonshire (1114-1130.) 2

Early Somerset or Huntingdonshire was where some the first recordings of the family were listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273, specifically Edmund Ingold, in Somerset and Cecilia de Ingolde in Huntingdonshire. 3

The Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379 included entries for Alicia Ingle; Johannes Ingill; Robertus Ingill; Willelmus Ingill; and Agnes Ingilson. 3

Early History of the Ingels family

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Ingels Spelling Variations

The spellings of Scottish names dating from the medieval era often bear little resemblance to those seen today. They vary enormously because scribes in that time spelled according to their ears. Some spelling variations of the name Ingels include Ingle, Ingall, Ingalls, Ingal, Ingals, Ingull, Ingulls, Inggall, Inggalls, Ingold, Ingolds, Ingles, Ingoll, Ingolls, Ingill and many more.

Early Notables of the Ingels family

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Ingels migration to the United States +

The farms of Scottish settlers soon dotted the east coast of the colonies that would become the nations of the United States and Canada. Many of those migrants and their children went on to play important roles in the founding the great nations of North America. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Scottish name Ingels or a variant listed above, including:

Ingels Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Matts K. Ingels, aged 26, who landed in America, in 1892

Ingels Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Gns. Geo. Ingels, who landed in America, in 1908
Henry N. Ingels, aged 23, who immigrated to America from Lexington, Kent, in 1913
Elsie A. Ingels, aged 30, who settled in America, in 1920
Florence A. Ingels, aged 3, who immigrated to the United States, in 1920
Anson R. Ingels, aged 46, who immigrated to the United States, in 1921
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Contemporary Notables of the name Ingels (post 1700) +

Marty Ingels (1936-2015), born Martin Ingerman, an American actor, comedian and theatrical agent, best known as co-star of the 1960s television series I'm Dickens, He's Fenster
Veerle Ingels (b. 1981), Belgian racing cyclist
Fred Ingels Peterson (1942-2024), American professional baseball pitcher

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)