Ince

A surname.

Proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4576).
  3. Synonym of Ince-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, and the name of a Wigan borough ward.

    Synonyms: Ince-in-Makerfield Greater Manchester and the name of a Wigan borough ward

Origin

From Proto-Brythonic *ɨnɨs (“island”) or else the Cumbric/Old Welsh reflex inis. Compare Ynys and Inch.

Derived

Ince-in-Makerfield Lower Ince