Inckpan History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEtymology of InckpanWhat does the name Inckpan mean? The Anglo-Saxon name Inckpan comes from when the family resided in the region of Inkpen near Hungerford in Berkshire. Inckpan is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. Early Origins of the Inckpan familyThe surname Inckpan was first found in West Berkshire at Inkpen, a village and civil parish that dates back to Saxon times when the village was named Ingepenne c. 935. 1 By the time of the Domesday Book of 1086, the village's name was Hingepene 2 and was literally derived from the Old English words "ing" (meaning hill or peak) and the Celtic or Old English word "penn" (meaning hill or enclosure.) 1 The manor of Pillaton in Cornwall which in Doomsday Survey is called Pileton, belonged to the Earl of Moreton at that time. This manor, about the reign of Edward I. was in the family of Inkpen. "It was afterwards the property of John Charles, Esq. of whose heiress this manor and that of Hardenfast were purchased by Thomas Moone, Esq. about 1620." 3 Early History of the Inckpan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Inckpan research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1217 and 1301 are included under the topic Early Inckpan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Inckpan Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Inckpan has been recorded under many different variations, including Inkpen, Inkpin, Ingpen and others. Early Notables of the Inckpan familyMore information is included under the topic Early Inckpan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Inckpan family to IrelandSome of the Inckpan family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Migration of the Inckpan familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Inckpan or a variant listed above: John Inkpen, who settled in New England in 1756.
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