Agate Surname
Approximately 6,231 people bear this surname
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).
Read More About This SurnameAgate Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 2,730 | 1:2,655 | 355 |
| Italy | 865 | 1:70,701 | 12,484 |
| United States | 715 | 1:506,936 | 42,557 |
| England | 498 | 1:111,884 | 11,526 |
| India | 441 | 1:1,739,377 | 62,426 |
| Nigeria | 313 | 1:565,951 | 27,462 |
| Canada | 125 | 1:294,765 | 27,374 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| New Zealand | 71 | 1:63,779 | 9,777 |
| France | 67 | 1:991,384 | 111,008 |
| Australia | 50 | 1:539,914 | 40,287 |
| Jamaica | 46 | 1:62,390 | 3,274 |
| Philippines | 35 | 1:2,892,521 | 138,859 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 492 | 1:49,543 | 6,061 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 66 | 1:760,889 | 48,111 |
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).
(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.
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.
From at-the-gate, one living at or near a gate.
A form of Haggett or Hacket.
From the German, Agath; a personal name.
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.
- korovamilkAgate Demographics
Average Male Agate Height
177.65 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Agate Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Agate Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Agate (Georgian: აგათე, Marathi: आगटे) occurs more in Togo more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Agate? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 78,382nd most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,169,563 people. The surname Agate occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Agate reside; 49 percent reside in West Africa and 49 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 129,881st most numerous first name worldwide, held by 3,085 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Togo, where it is held by 2,730 people, or 1 in 2,655. Without taking into account Togo this last name is found in 50 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Agate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Agate has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Agate last name grew 1,083 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 101 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Agate Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Agate last name are 15.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.12% registered to vote for 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
Agate Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Agate in the Georgian language | ||
| აგათე | agate | - |
| Agate in the Marathi language | ||
| आगटे | agate | 51.4 |
| आगाटे | agate | 33.18 |
| आगते | agate | 5.61 |
| आगरे | agare | 2.8 |
| अगटे | agate | 1.4 |
| अगाते | agate | 0.93 |
| अगाटे | agate | 0.93 |
| आमते | amate | 0.93 |
| आपटे | apate | 0.93 |
| अगते | agate | 0.47 |
| अगमे | agame | 0.47 |
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