Ingalls
The Ingalls surname is an English name with Norse roots, deriving from either of two Old Norse personal names "Ingjaldr," or from "Ingólfr" "Ing's wolf," Ing was an ancient Germanic fertility god. Some instances of this name in Britain are thought to have evolved from the place name Ingol, in Lancashire, which is named from the Old English personal name Inga with the Old English word "holh," meaning a "hollow," or "depression." == People == === Given name === Ingalls Kimball (1874–1933), American printer and entrepreneur === Surname === Albert Graham Ingalls (1888–1958), former editor of Scientific American and amateur telescope-making enthusiast Barbara Ingalls Shook (1938–2008), American philanthropist from Birmingham, Alabama Bob Ingalls (1919-1970), American football player and coach Bret Ingalls (born 1960), American football coach Caroline Ingalls (1839-1924), mother of author Laura Ingalls Wilder Carrie Ingalls (1870-1946), younger sister of author Laura Ingalls Wilder Charles Ingalls (1836-1902), father of author Laura Ingalls Wilder Daniel Henry Holmes Ingalls, Jr.