The original meaning of the surname is probably that of an inhabitant of Inkersall, Derbyshire, England
James J Ingersoll (born 1941), USAF Instructor Flight Engineer, Community College Instructor, and Public School Teacher, sone of John W IngersollAndrew Ingersoll (born 1940), American astronomer and professor of planetary science at the California Institute of TechnologyBob Ingersoll (born 1952), American lawyer and writerC. Jared Ingersoll (1894-1988), American president of the Muskogee Company and brother of John H. W. IngersollCharles Ingersoll (disambiguation), multiple peopleColin M. Ingersoll (1819-1903), United States. Representative from Connecticut, son of Ralph Isaacs IngersollEbon C. Ingersoll (1831-1879), United States Representative from IllinoisErnest Ingersoll (1852-1946), American naturalist, writer and explorerFrederick Ingersoll (1876-1927) American inventor, engineer, and entrepreneur who created the world's first amusement park chainJared Ingersoll (1749–1822), United States Constitution signerJohn H. W. Ingersoll, American president of the Muskogee Company and brother of C. Jared IngersollJonathan Ingersoll (died 1823), Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1816 to 1823Jonathan E. Ingersoll, (born circa 1949) American economistJoseph Reed Ingersoll (1786–1868), American lawyer and statesman from Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaRalph Isaacs Ingersoll (1789–1872), United States Representative from ConnecticutRalph McAllister Ingersoll (1900–1985), American publisherRobert G. Ingersoll (1833–1899), American orator and political leaderRobert Stephen Ingersoll (1914-2010), American businessman and diplomatRobert Sturgis Ingersoll (1891-1973), American president of the Philadelphia Art Museum from 1948 to 1964Robert Hawley Ingersoll, co-founder of the Ingersoll Watch CompanyRoyal R. Ingersoll (1847–1931), Rear Admiral, U.S. NavyRoyal E. Ingersoll (1883–1976), Admiral, U.S. NavyRoyal R. Ingersoll, II (1913–1942), Lieutenant, U.S. NavySimon Ingersoll (1818–1894), American founder of Ingersoll RandStuart H. Ingersoll (1898-1983), Admiral, U.S. NavyThomas Ingersoll (1749–1812), Canadian early settler