Innes (/ˈɪnɪs/) is a habitational surname of Scottish origin, derived from Innes in Moray. In some cases it may have originated as a shortening of MacInnes.[1]
Surname
Actors
- George Innes (born 1938), actor
- Laura Innes (born 1959), actress
- Scott Innes (born 1966), author, songwriter, and voice actor
Artists
- Callum Innes (born 1962), abstract painter
- James Dickson Innes (1887–1914), painter
Authors and writers
- Hammond Innes (1914–1998), English author
- Henrietta Rose-Innes (born 1971), novelist
- James Innes (born 1975), English author
- Lyn Innes (born 1940), Australian academic and author
- Michael Innes, pseudonym of J. I. M. Stewart
Historians
- Cosmo Innes (1798–1874), historian and antiquary
- Thomas Innes (1662–1744), historian
Law and politicians
- Alfred Mitchell-Innes (1864–1950), diplomat and economist
- Charles Alexander Innes (1874–1959), colonial administrator
- Charles Hiller Innes (1870–1939), Massachusetts politician
- Frederick Innes (1816–1882), politician
- Harry Innes (1752–1816), federal judge
- Hugh Paterson Innes (1870–1931), lawyer and judge
- James Innes (Canadian politician) (1833–1903), journalist and businessman
- James Rose Innes (1855–1942), Chief Justice and politician of the Cape, South Africa
- John Innes (Toronto, Ontario politician) (died 1951), Scottish-Canadian politician in Toronto
- Malcolm Innes of Edingight (1938–2020), Scottish judge, Lord Lyon 1981–2001
- Reginald Long Innes (1869–1947), judge in Sydney, Australia
- Suzanne Innes-Stubb (born 1970), British-Finnish attorney, First Lady of Finland
- Ted Innes (1925–2010), politician
- Thomas Innes of Learney (1893–1971), Scottish officer of arms, Lord Lyon 1945–1969
Military
- Archibald Clunes Innes (1800–1857), soldier and pastoralist
- James John McLeod Innes (1830–1907), military officer
- Veronica Volkersz (née Innes; 1917–2000), British World War II aviator
Musicians
- Andrew Innes (born 1962), musician
- Gary Innes (born 1980), musician
- Neil Innes (1944–2019), musician
Religion
- John de Innes (c. 1370–1414), bishop
- Reginald Mitchell-Innes (1848–1930), priest
- Robert Innes (born 1959), bishop
Scientists
- Robert T. A. Innes (1861–1933), astronomer
- William T. Innes (1874–1969), writer, ichthyologist and publisher
Sports
- Albert Rose-Innes (1868–1946), South African cricketer
- Bob Innes (New Zealand footballer), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
- Bob Innes (Scottish footballer) (1878–1959), football (soccer) player
- Chris Innes (born 1976), football (soccer) player
- Craig Innes (born 1969), New Zealand rugby footballer
- Gerald Innes (1931–1982), South African cricketer
- Gordon Innes (1910–1992), rugby union and rugby league player
- Mandy Mitchell-Innes (1914–2006), cricketer
- Mark Innes (born 1978), footballer
- Richard Innes (born 1953), cricketer
Other professions
- Euphemia Steele Innes, RRC, DN (1874–1955), Scottish nurse, matron of Leeds General Infirmary and 2nd Northern General Hospital, founded Leeds Nurses' League
- John Innes (philanthropist) (1829–1904), British property developer and philanthropist
- John William Brodie-Innes (1848–1923), occultist
Given name
- Innes Ireland (1930–1993), military officer, engineer, and motor racing driver
- Innes Lloyd (1925–1991), television producer
- Innes Harold Stranger (1879–1936), barrister and politician
- Innes Willox (born 1963), journalist, diplomat, and lobbyist
- Innes Senior (born 2000), professional rugby league footballer
Middle name
- Augusta Innes Withers (1793–1877), illustrator
- James Innes Randolph (1837–1887), American military officer and poet
- William Innes Homer (1929–2012), academic and author
In fiction
- David Innes, fictional character by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Rachel Innes, fictional character from The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart