Ing
org · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Ing is a name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Indonesia than in any other country. Recorded meaning: Apparently borrowed from Old Norse eng or possibly inherited directly from Proto-Germanic *angijō.
- ATAustria≈1 in 36K(inferred from the name graph)
- DEGermany≈1 in 299K
- USUnited States1 in 1.8M
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Indonesia (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 257 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 36K (inferred from the name graph)
≈3,700 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Austria, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
- Old Norseeng(measured from records)
- Proto-Germanic*angijō(measured from records)
Apparently borrowed from Old Norse eng or possibly inherited directly from Proto-Germanic *angijō.
Sources 7
- A dictionary of surnames
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles
- Wiktionary
Attested across 6 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Ing counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID Indonesia | ≈3,700 est. | ≈1 in 73K | listed | — | 3 |
| DE Germany | ≈270 est. | ≈1 in 299K | — | Ing | 52 |
| AT Austria | ≈240 est. | ≈1 in 36K | — | Ing | 34 |
| US United States | 188 | 1 in 1.8M | 1.8K | Ing | 257 |
| HK Hong Kong | ≈180 est. | ≈1 in 42K | — | Ing | 20 |
| SG Singapore | ≈130 est. | ≈1 in 46K | — | Ing | 40 |
| NL Netherlands | 95 | 1 in 182K | 59 | Ing | 25 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (all-time BRP bearer counts, 2018); the id-github-names register. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Guo Yingb. 1335not in their usual nameMing dynasty person CBDB = 66252
- Mu Yingb. 1345CNnot in their usual nameChinese general
- Qiu Yingb. 1494CNnot in their usual nameChinese painter (1494–1552)
- Ying Tsiangb. 1898CNnot in their usual nameChinese botanist (1898–1982)
- Paul Tan Chee Ingb. 1940MYMalaysian bishop
- Ing-Marie Carlssonb. 1957SESwedish actress
- Ying Huangb. 1968CNnot in their usual nameChinese operatic soprano
- Peter Ingb. 1969CACanadian ice hockey player
- Pang Yingnot in their usual nameMing dynasty person CBDB = 318421
- Xu Yingnot in their usual nameMing dynasty person CBDB = 318515
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 34 sources across 18 countries.
Reference works 6
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Ing mean, and where does it come from?
- Apparently borrowed from Old Norse eng or possibly inherited directly from Proto-Germanic *angijō. Recorded by A dictionary of surnames and Dictionary of American Family Names and 5 other sources.
- In which country does Ing have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 3.7 thousand people named Ing in Indonesia, more than in any other country we hold.
- How common is the name Ing?
- In the United States, the national register counted 188 people named Ing in 2020, about 1 in 1.8 million residents.
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curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/ingThe same payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), and bulk access is licensed separately.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Ing”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.