Given name & surname · also Old Norse, Germanic
Ingram
“a raven of peace”
Ingram is used as a given name and a surname. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a raven of peace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scandinavian interpretation is “a raven of peace.”
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Germanic and Old Norse naming traditions.
How it developed
It entered given-name use through an existing surname.
The story
Its naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Ingram through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 432
- 419 boys · 13 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −49%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 453 as a first name in 2020; 66,120 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ingram’s family of names
In English usage, Ingram has a related form in ENGRAM. Ingram has a related form in Inghram. Ingram has a related form in Ingraham.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Ingrumvariant · English
- Inghramvariant · English
- Engramvariant · English
- Ingramsvariant
- Ingrahamevariant
- Ingrahamvariant
- Ingromvariant
- Ingrymvariant
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Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ingram
- Gram ParsonsAmerican singer-songwriter1946–1973
- Ingram OlkinAmerican mathematician (1924-2016)
- Ingerman, Count of Hesbaye740-775750–818
- Ingram BywaterEnglish classical scholar (1840–1914)
- Ingram de UmfravilleScottish noble1250–1321
- Ingram MarshallAmerican composer (1942-2022)
- Ingram StainbackAmerican politician (1883-1961)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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