Bradgate Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bradgate Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Broad Gate or Opening [Old English brád + geat] (Scandinavian) Dweller at the Broad Way [Old Norse breið-r + gata]

Bradgate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:1,114,36153,243
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Bradgate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Broad Gate or Opening [Old English brád + geat] (Scandinavian) Dweller at the Broad Way [Old Norse breið-r + gata]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Bradgate Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bradgate is found most in England. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bradgate? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,580,327th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Bradgate occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Bradgate live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Bradgate is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 1,114,361. In England it is most frequent in: Leicestershire, where 40 percent live, East Sussex, where 26 percent live and Derbyshire, where 8 percent live. Aside from England it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Bradgate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bradgate has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 172 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bradatte881/
Bradati807/
Braidote753/
Braidotte7134/
Bredgette712/
Brodaty6769/
Brodati6711/
Brodata671/
Bradosti6355/
Braidoti6344/
Broudati631/
Broodati631/
Braidotti591,242/
Braydotti596/
Brosdotter563/

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Footnotes

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