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Where Does The Last Name Colegate Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Colegate is found most frequently in England. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colegate? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Colegate is the 351,873^rd most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,034,311 people. The surname Colegate occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Colegate are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

Colegate is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 552 people, or 1 in 100,939. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 17 percent are found, Kent, where 14 percent are found and East Sussex, where 7 percent are found. Not including England this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Colegate Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Colegate has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Colegate last name grew 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 278 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 817 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 56 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Colegate Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Presbyterian (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Colegate surname are 29.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.32% registered with the political party.

The amount Colegate earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 27.16% more than the national average, earning R 302,172 per year; in United States they earn 6.06% more than the national average, earning $45,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.99% more than the national average, earning $55,145 CAD per year.