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