Agate Surname

78,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Agate Surname Definition:

Stephen Agate, a Frenchman, jeweller and goldsmith, trade burgess of Aberdeen, 1696 (ROA., I, p. 246). Bardsley says 'son of Agnes,' from Agg, diminutive Agot. More probably local, "at the gate" (so Bardsley, Harmon, Lower, Weekley).

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Agate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo2,7301:2,655355
Italy8651:70,70112,484
United States7151:506,93642,557
England4981:111,88411,526
India4411:1,739,37762,426
Nigeria3131:565,95127,462
Canada1251:294,76527,374
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
France671:991,384111,008
Australia501:539,91440,287
Jamaica461:62,3903,274
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Israel161:534,85239,210
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Wales61:515,75523,171
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4921:49,5436,061
Wales31:522,80514,314
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Agate (3,085) may also be a first name.

Agate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Stephen Agate, a Frenchman, jeweller and goldsmith, trade burgess of Aberdeen, 1696 (ROA., I, p. 246). Bardsley says 'son of Agnes,' from Agg, diminutive Agot. More probably local, "at the gate" (so Bardsley, Harmon, Lower, Weekley).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller At the Gate (or Opening). [Middle English atte gate= Old English æt poém gæte].

Alan Attegate.—Hundred Rolls (Anglo-French-Teut.)The French Agot, Aguet=prob. the Teutonic name-stem Ag-i- (v. under Agar) + the French diminutive suff. -ot, -et.

Thomas Agot, A.D. 1379.— Poll-Tax, Yorks.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

At-the-Gate, of some town or forest; less probably, a sobriquet ' applied to a diminutive person, in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings.' Nares and Halliw. in voc.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From at-the-gate, one living at or near a gate.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A form of Haggett or Hacket.

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Agath; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

There is a group of five small mountainous islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the northwest coast of Sicily, Italy, near the cities of Trapani and Marsala: the Aegadians Islands ("isole Egadi", Latin: Aegates Insulae, meaning 'the islands of goats'). The surname is particularly spread in these towns and generally on the west coast of Sicily.

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Agate Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Agate Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Agate (Georgian: აგათე, Marathi: आगटे) is borne by more people in Togo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agate? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 78,382nd most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,169,563 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Agate are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Agate is also the 129,881st most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 3,085 people.

The last name Agate is most frequently held in Togo, where it is carried by 2,730 people, or 1 in 2,655. Apart from Togo Agate is found in 50 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Agate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Agate has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Agate surname expanded 1,083 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 101 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Agate Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Agate surname are 15.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.12% being registered with the party.

The amount Agate earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 7.86% less than the national average, earning €27,671 per year; in United States they earn 20.87% more than the national average, earning $52,153 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.98% more than the national average, earning $54,144 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agathe914,773/
Agatep911,806/
Angate91944/
Gagate91687/
Hagate91569/
Agatte91144/
Agaste91133/
Agater91132/
Agates9181/
Agatea9157/
Aghate9147/
Aagate9120/
Agatie9110/
Agadte918/
Agaete914/
Agatge913/
Eagate912/
Agated912/
Agahte912/
Agaate911/
Agatet911/
Agatey911/
Augate911/
Agatei911/
Agatez911/
Agatee911/
Aggate910/
Agat891,221/
D'Agate83504/
Ang'ate83109/
Agather83104/
Angatte8350/
Aghadte8337/
Hagatea8333/
Anghate8320/
Gajgate8317/
Agatter838/
Angathe838/
Agathea834/
Agastee833/
Hagater833/
Augaite833/
Agathee833/
Angaite832/
Aagaste832/
Gaigate832/
Hangate831/
Gaagate831/
Gaghate831/
Hagaste831/
Agajate831/
Agauste831/
Augaste831/
Gagatey831/
Agajete831/
Agatead831/
Aghathe831/
Aghatte831/
Angatey831/
Anggate831/
Agahate831/
Aghaite831/
Haggate830/
Agata807,606/
Agote804,008/
Agati802,952/
Agath802,538/
Angat801,777/
Gagat801,291/
Agaty80622/
Augat80508/
Aygat80252/
Agast80232/
Agite80214/
Aghat80154/
Ogate80106/
Agete80103/
Hagat8058/
Agatt8055/
Agaut8027/
Agats8015/
Asgat8015/
Egate8013/
Ajgat804/
Aagat801/
Agaat801/
Acgat801/
Aggat801/
Aigat801/
Gajghate773,202/
Hagathee7756/
Agatheas7721/
Asghateh772/
Agashteh772/
Augaites772/
Gajgathe771/
Hanghate771/
Agaththe771/
Hagate'a771/
Aghautei771/
Aghayete771/
Agasti734,895/
Gogate733,599/
Agatha732,640/
Angote731,336/
Anggat73677/
Agatti73511/
Hogate73503/
Ogates73460/
Hagata73459/
Gagote73449/
Agoute73439/
Hagote73339/
Agoete73260/
Hagite73193/
Augait73175/
Aghata73117/
Agathi73114/
Hangat73112/
Agatii73104/
Aghete7385/
Agatay7370/
Agitei7353/
Angaut7352/
Oghate7346/
Agatta7342/
Aggati7342/
Angait7341/
Agatiy7340/
Ageata7327/
Agathy7321/
Aghati7319/
Eugate7317/
Agaati7316/
Agothe7313/
Augast7312/
Ogaste7311/
Agatai7310/
Augath7310/
Ahagat739/
Agatis739/
Egaite738/
Ogatei738/
Agoste738/
Agaats737/
Aghaty737/
Agethe737/
Angatt737/
Haggat736/
Aggath735/
Agiete735/
Aagath734/
Hagati734/
Ongate734/
Asghat734/
Ogatea734/
Ogatez734/
Agataa734/
Gaugat734/
Agaata734/
Hegate733/
Aghote733/
Agatip733/
Gagatt732/
Agahat732/
Agithe732/
Aagast732/
Aaghat732/
Gaagat732/
Gagait732/
Agette732/
Aangat732/
Agoote732/
Agotep732/
Aggata732/
Gagaty732/
Aggatt731/
Hasgat731/
Eagati731/
Egathe731/
Eghate731/
Gaggat731/
Aagata731/
Aagati731/
Agaatz731/
Agauti731/
Aghath731/
Aghatt731/
Angaty731/
Hagaty731/
Agotte731/
Aungat731/
Gagaut731/
Aghite731/
Haugat731/
Ougate731/
Ogaate731/
Haghat731/
Agahut731/
Agetei731/
Aghaat731/
Aigata731/
Aigote731/
Augite731/
Agaust731/
Agatty731/
Agaita731/
Agaith731/
Agazty731/
Akgait731/
Anghat731/
Hagatt730/
Hagatz730/
Agasøster71112/
Heagatter710/
Agot6714,996/
Agad675,462/
D'Agata673,073/
D'Agati671,005/
Agasthi67383/
Haghati67187/
Agathis67170/
Ogat67133/
Anggote67119/
Haggath67112/
Heygate67107/
Agaatsz6798/
Hagitte6739/
Haggata6732/
Angotte6730/
Aghitei6729/
Aghatha6723/
Aghasht6720/
Angatai6719/
Ashghat6717/
Hagatha6716/
Angatti6714/
Angathi6714/
Augatis6713/
Aggathi6713/
Haggaty6712/
Asghati6712/
Gogathe6711/
Agasthy6710/
Aagasti6710/
Gagatai6710/
Agoitez6710/
Anghati679/
Aghotte677/
Aggatha676/
Agastti675/
Angoute675/
Agashti674/
Angothe674/
Augasti674/
Aagatha674/
Hagasæt674/
Hoggate673/
Aagatti673/
Agoites673/
Hagaita673/
Hangatt673/
Haggatt672/
Agastis672/
Agastit672/
Aagathi672/
Hangote672/
Goghate672/
Agastay672/
Augaust672/
Hagatta672/
Angatty672/
Aghatgi672/
Agathay672/
Gagatay672/
Hagatis672/
O'Gates672/
Haghata672/
D'Agaty671/
Eangatt671/
Gaugote671/
Gaghatt671/
Gajgati671/
Haingat671/
Hagithe671/
Agaatha671/
Aghayta671/
Augoste671/
Aghhete671/
Haugath671/
Heggate671/
Gaugati671/
Hagatai671/
Gagoite671/
Agathiy671/
Agatijs671/
Agoetee671/
Agoyati671/
Agoyete671/
Augette671/
Augaitė671/
Asgatti671/
Aghatis671/
Agattha671/
Aggatta671/
Aggatti671/
Aanggat671/
Ahgatha671/
Anggaat671/
Haungat671/
Hougate670/
Augatha670/
Heigate670/
Hogates670/
Hagathy670/

Agate Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Agate in the Georgian language
აგათეagate-
Agate in the Marathi language
आगटेagate51.4
आगाटेagate33.18
आगतेagate5.61
आगरेagare2.8
अगटेagate1.4
अगातेagate0.93
अगाटेagate0.93
आमतेamate0.93
आपटेapate0.93
अगतेagate0.47
अगमेagame0.47

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