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Ingmire Name Meaning

English (Kent and London): habitational name from Inglemire in Kingston upon Hull (East Yorkshire) also sometimes known as Igglemire. The placename is probably from Old Norse igli ‘leech’ + marr ‘marsh’ or Old English mere ‘pool’. This surname is now rare in Britain. Perhaps an Americanized form of German Engemeyer a topographic name for a tenant farmer who lived in a narrow place i.e. a deep narrow valley from eng ‘narrow’ (see Enge ) + Meyer ‘tenant farmer’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Ingman, Fosmire, Fesmire, Dunmire, Longmire, Pugmire, Abshire, Ingle

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Where is the Ingmire family from?

You can see how Ingmire families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ingmire family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Ingmire families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 14 Ingmire families living in London. This was about 26% of all the recorded Ingmire's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Ingmire families in 1891.
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What did your Ingmire ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Ingmire. 32% of Ingmire men worked as a Farmer and 50% of Ingmire women worked as a Teacher. Some less common occupations for Americans named Ingmire were Farm Laborer and Housework. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    32%
  • Laborer
    26%
  • Truck Driver
    12%
  • Farm Laborer
    9%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Teacher
    50%
  • Housekeeper
    25%
  • Housework
    25%
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Passenger Lists

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Between 1961 and 2004, in the United States, Ingmire life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1977, and highest in 1979. The average life expectancy for Ingmire in 1961 was 53, and 59 in 2004.

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