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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsIngersöll, Ingersol, Ingersole, Ingvarsson, Ingersson, Inkersoll, Ingwersol
Meaning & History
Habitational name derived from Inkersall in Derbyshire, probably composed of a given name such as Ingvarr or the byname Hynkere (meaning "limper") combined with Old English hyll "hill" or Old Norse salr "hall, room". Alternatively, it could be a contracted form of Old English higna æcer meaning "monk’s field".