Esgate Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Esgate 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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Esgate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:530,64833,151
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Esgate 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

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

Esgate Last Name Facts

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

The surname Esgate is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Esgate? popularity and diffusion

The last name Esgate is the 1,194,481st most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Esgate reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

Esgate is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 530,648. In England Esgate is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 41 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 30 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 6 percent are found. Not including England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Esgate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Esgate has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Esgate last name grew 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 327 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Esgate Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Esgate surname are 27.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

Esgate earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.86% more than the national average, earning $49,563 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yesgate921/
Esgatee920/
Esate9166/
Egate9113/
Esgat910/
Escate833,354/
Isgate8375/
Yesate8365/
Esgote8364/
Etsate8330/
Eugate8317/
Eshate8311/
Esaite8311/
Egaite838/
Gegate838/
Essate834/
Hegate833/
Esaate833/
Engate833/
Esates832/
Eagate832/
Esater832/
Hesate831/
Egathe831/
Eghate831/
Esaste831/
Esathe831/
Esiate831/
Iesate831/
Eseate831/
Egat80412/
Essatte77307/
Heygate77107/
Geghate7781/
Gessate7728/
Esgoute7712/
Enghate7711/
Hengate773/
Esather773/
Escatte773/
Eschate772/
Hegaste772/
Eng'ate772/
Esgotte771/
Esgaeti771/
Heggate771/
Isgaite771/
Yoesate771/
Engatte771/
Essatei771/
Essatie771/
Esatije771/
Jescate771/
Eisatee771/
Esgoste771/
Egather770/
Heigate770/
Esati731,138/
Egata73168/
Egati73112/
Gegat7393/
Eggat7389/
Engat7380/
Isate7371/
Egote7370/
Esata7354/
Esote7340/
Ecate7322/
Igate7320/
Egaut7314/
Ejate7311/
Ezate738/
Eigat737/
Egaat737/
Egath734/
Egatt732/
Egait731/
Egast731/
Eghat731/
Hegat731/
Egaty731/
Exate731/
Isgat730/
Esaty730/
Eugat730/
Essatehy719/
Esateesh713/
Asghateh712/
Hegashte711/
Enghateh711/
Geggatte710/
Heingate710/
Escote675,009/
Essati67430/
Ingate67238/
Enggat67209/
Echate67199/
Hygate67154/
Iegata67152/
Hesati67111/
Egatio6761/
Issate6760/
Escati6758/
Engote6751/
Ighate6747/
Esgoti6746/
Esotie6745/
Esatti6745/
Egasti6743/
Eggati6736/
Gizate6736/
Gezate6725/
Isatea6721/
Eshati6716/
Higate6714/
Igates6710/
Eggatt679/
Issingate679/
Isatte679/
Ejateh677/
Isgati676/
Isates676/
Gigate676/
Igathe676/
Igatte674/
Eisati674/
Esiata674/
Ekgata674/
Yesati673/
Hegats673/
Ezeate673/
Esatta673/
Ezcate673/
Hegaty673/
Ezatie673/
Ishate672/
Gegatt672/
Egaati672/
Egothe672/
Ehsati672/
Essote672/
Esaiti672/
Edjate672/
Egatta672/
Egatyo672/
Jesati672/
Jesata672/
Hengat671/
Jisate671/
Hisate671/
Eagati671/
Eisengath671/
Eegati671/
Gesote671/
Esgott671/
Egauta671/
Igaste671/
Igateu671/
Yosgat671/
Engaat671/
Eigata671/
Eghata671/
Egoste671/
Egotee671/
Egotte671/
Esoteh671/
Essata671/
Esaita671/
Esatay671/
Esatit671/
Aisate671/
Egataa671/
Egatai671/
Egatha671/
Eesati671/
Egozte671/
Ehigiater671/
Ezggat671/
Eshata671/
Eggath671/
Ecaite671/
Eshaty671/
Engatt671/
Ezzate671/
Hecate671/
Iezate671/
Isatie671/
Heighgate670/
Heagatter670/
Jgates670/
Eggast670/

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