Hi David, Thank you for info on Indge name, much appreciated. Regards Reg ----- Original Message ----- From: "David DOWD" <david.dowd@tesco.net> To: <ENG-HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 4:46 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] hoare famlies > Dear Reg, > ultimate origin: > > Indge, Ing, Inge, Inges, Ings, all from two sources (not possible to > differentiate except to say that i) is more likely in Northern England, > ii) in the South): > i) from Old Norse, Danish and Swedish Inga, a pet form of any name > beginning with Ing (such as Ingiridr). First known in 1160 as Inga (ref.: > 'Documents illustrative of the Social and Economic History of the Danelaw' > F.M. Stenton, London, 1920) > ii) locative: > iia) from a specific place-name, Ing in Essex (which was for a while > Gynges and also gave us the name Ging. This particular Ing is thought to > have meant '[area belonging to Anglo-Saxon] Ginga's people' - though > recent research suggests the presence of the old Germanic tribe, the > Inguiones) . First known as Reginald de Inga 1162 (ref.: Pipe Rolls > [Essex], Record Commission, 3 volumes, published London 1833-44) > iib) non-specific: Old English, meaning 'dweller by or on the hill'. > > Recent origin (from commercial directories): > ther were Indges in: > Catford and Streatham, both London, 1908 > Brynmawr, Breconshire, Wales, 1895 > Hastings, Sussex, 1878 > Chard, Somerset, 1902 > > Regards, David > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >