Ingersoll (surname)
The original meaning of the surname is probably that of an inhabitant of Inkersall, Derbyshire, England[1]
- Bob Ingersoll (born 1952), American lawyer and writer
- C. Jared Ingersoll (b. 1894-July 8, 1988), Muskogee Company president and brother of John H. W. Ingersoll
- Charles Ingersoll (1791-1832), member of Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
- Charles A. Ingersoll (1798–1860), American Federal judge in Connecticut
- Charles Henry Ingersoll, Co-founder of the Ingersoll Watch Company.
- Charles Jared Ingersoll (1782-1862), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
- Charles Roberts Ingersoll (1821-1903), governor of Connecticut
- Colin M. Ingersoll (1819-1903), U.S. Representative from Connecticut, son of Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll
- Ebon C. Ingersoll (1831-1879), U.S. Representative from Illinois
- Ernest Ingersoll (1852—1946), American naturalist, writer and explorer
- Frederick Ingersoll (1876-1927) American inventor, engineer, and entrepreneur who created the world's first amusement park chain
- Jared Ingersoll (1749–1822), United States Constitution signer
- John H. W. Ingersoll, Muskogee Company vice president and brother of C. Jared Ingersoll
- Jonathan Ingersoll (d. 1823), Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1816 to 1823
- Jonathan E. Ingersoll, (born c. 1949) American economist
- Joseph Reed Ingersoll (1786–1868), American lawyer and statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll (1789–1872), United States Representative from Connecticut
- Ralph Ingersoll (PM publisher) (c.1900–c.1985), founder and publisher of the short-lived 1940s daily newspaper PM
- Robert G. Ingersoll (1833–1899), orator and political leader
- Robert S. Ingersoll (born 1914), American businessman and diplomat
- Robert Hawley Ingersoll, Co-founder of the Ingersoll Watch Company.
- Royal R. Ingersoll (1847–1931), Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy
- Royal E. Ingersoll (1883–1976), Admiral, U.S. Navy
- Royal R. Ingersoll, II (1913–1942), Lieutenant, U.S. Navy
- Simon Ingersoll (1818–1894), founder of the company that is now known as Ingersoll Rand.
- Thomas Ingersoll (1749–1812), early settler in Upper Canada
See also
References
- ^ Patrick Hanks; Flavia Hodges (1988). A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press.