- his origin is unknown although there were earlier Inkersalls in the borough of Derby who may have been related to him.
The surname, at least in Derbyshire, may have originated from Inkersall, a location in Scarsdale Hundred. The name may have been derived from Hynkere's Hill. Hynkere is a nickname meaning the limper, or the lame one.
Inkersall Name
Saw your info on the Inkersall name. It also may have derived from the Scandinavian INGE whereas other parts were later added. We have an Ingersoll book written on the Ingersolls and how the name supposedly was derived by Lillian Drake Avery and is with the Library of Congress. We are descended from John Ingersoll of Long Island, originally from England. Thought you'd like to know. Judy Ingersoll