Applegate Surname

31,052nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Applegate Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Apple-garth,' apple, and garth, an enclosure; v. Appleyard. 'Appelle-garth: ponutum': Cath. Angl. This surname seems now generally found as Applegate.

Geoffrey de Appelgarth.

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Applegate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,4351:23,4832,949
England1,0881:51,2116,324
Canada2331:158,13616,024
Australia1831:147,51715,697
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Wales251:123,7819,267
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
France51:13,284,544357,392
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
China31:455,773,85521,925
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5471:44,5625,546
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0671:12,3481,594

Applegate (18) may also be a first name.

Applegate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Apple-garth,' apple, and garth, an enclosure; v. Appleyard. 'Appelle-garth: ponutum': Cath. Angl. This surname seems now generally found as Applegate.

Geoffrey de Appelgarth. Testa de Nevill sive Liber feodorum in Curia Scaccarii. Temp. Henry III & Edward I.

William Aplegart, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

Ralph de Apelgard, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert del Apelgargh, Yorkshire, ibid.

Ralph le (de) Apelgart, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Richard de Appelgart, temp. Stephen, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

Robert del Appelgarth, 10 Edward II: Freemen of York.

This last is a second entry of a name instanced above.

1760. Married — Robert Applegate and Mary Crouch: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the Apple (-Tree) Gate or Opening. [Old English æppel + geat]. (Scandinavian) Dweller at the Apple (-Tree) Way or Path. [Old Norse eple + gata].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the gate of entrance to the apple orchard.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Applegate Last Name Facts

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

The last name Applegate is found most in The United States. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Applegate? popularity and diffusion

The surname Applegate is the 31,052nd most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 423,719 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Applegate are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 18 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 15,435 people, or 1 in 23,483. In The United States Applegate is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent reside, Ohio, where 8 percent reside and New Jersey, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Applegate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Applegate has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 380 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Applegate Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Applegate last name is primarily Anglican (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Applegate surname are 21.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.8% being registered with the party.

The amount Applegate earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.44% more than the national average, earning R 279,084 per year; in United States they earn 3% more than the national average, earning $44,443 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.76% less than the national average, earning $46,819 CAD per year.

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