Eastgate Surname

327,203rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Fiji

Eastgate Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eastgate,' a hamlet in the parish of Stanhope, County Durham. But no doubt many small spots would be so termed.

Andreas de Estgate, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey de Estgate, Lincolnshire, ibid.

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Eastgate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3321:81,3129,450
England2711:205,60217,801
Fiji1571:5,6971,113
New Zealand1421:31,8905,546
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Denmark101:564,47234,222
France71:9,488,960336,266
Norway71:734,61250,907
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1761:138,49612,565
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Eastgate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eastgate,' a hamlet in the parish of Stanhope, County Durham. But no doubt many small spots would be so termed.

Andreas de Estgate, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey de Estgate, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Martin de Estgate, Norfolk, ibid.

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

(English) Dweller at the East Gate [Old English eást + geat]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From residence near the eastern gate of a town. The medieval form would be "Atte, de, or in, Estgate." Northgate, Westgate, and Southgate, well-known surnames, originated in like manner from the contiguity of the bearers' residences to the respective gates.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Eastgate Last Name Facts

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

Eastgate occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eastgate? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 327,203rd most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 6,420,745 people. Eastgate is predominantly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Eastgate live; 42 percent live in Australasia and 42 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

Eastgate is most frequent in Australia, where it is borne by 332 people, or 1 in 81,312. In Australia Eastgate is mostly found in: Queensland, where 35 percent live, New South Wales, where 28 percent live and Victoria, where 27 percent live. Besides Australia this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and Fiji, where 14 percent live.

Eastgate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eastgate has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 479 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Eastgate Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Eastgate are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Eastgate earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 34.33% more than the national average, earning 464,883 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.39% more than the national average, earning $43,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.39% more than the national average, earning $58,322 CAD per year.

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