Bathgate Surname

129,532nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Bathgate Surname Definition:

Of local origin from the town of the same name in West Lothian. Master Adam of Baggatte who was buried at Melrose, 1243 (Chron. Mail., s.a.) was most likely the Master Adam de Bagrat and Sir' Adara de Baggath who witnessed charters (Melros, 260,261, 292).

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Bathgate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9371:386,82934,050
Scotland7471:7,1671,101
Australia6171:43,7535,545
England5971:93,3309,998
Canada2901:127,05413,264
New Zealand1581:28,6605,005
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Wales171:182,03112,022
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Honduras91:979,6054,574
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5751:6,510937
England1151:211,96016,503
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

Bathgate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from the town of the same name in West Lothian. Master Adam of Baggatte who was buried at Melrose, 1243 (Chron. Mail., s.a.) was most likely the Master Adam de Bagrat and Sir' Adara de Baggath who witnessed charters (Melros, 260,261, 292). Thomas de Bathket was one of the archers in Edinburgh Castle in 1312 (Bain, III, p. 409). The name occurs in the Edinburgh Marriage Records as Bathcat, Bathegat, Bathgait, and Bathgat. Bathget 1405. See also Baggat.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Bathgate (Scot.) = prob. the Bathing-Place Road or Way. [Old Norse bað + gata]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town in co. Linlithgow.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bathgate Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bathgate is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bathgate.

How Common Is The Last Name Bathgate? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 129,532nd most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,085,732 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Bathgate are found; 40 percent are found in Northern Europe and 40 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 937 people, or 1 in 386,829. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 21 percent reside, Nevada, where 17 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States Bathgate exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 18 percent reside.

Bathgate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bathgate has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bathgate surname expanded 781 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 519 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 142 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bathgate Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bathgate last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bathgate last name are 10.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bathgate earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.17% less than the national average, earning R 182,580 per year; in United States they earn 5.82% less than the national average, earning $40,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.41% less than the national average, earning $46,994 CAD per year.

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