Fladgate Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Fladgate Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the floodgate,' the door or gate of the millrace; 'flode-gate of a mylle, sino glocitorium' (Prompt. Parv).

Walter atte Flodgate, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Fladgate, Close Rolls, 6 Henry IV.

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Fladgate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
England121:4,643,172139,951
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fladgate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the floodgate,' the door or gate of the millrace; 'flode-gate of a mylle, sino glocitorium' (Prompt. Parv).

Walter atte Flodgate, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Fladgate, Close Rolls, 6 Henry IV.

'Margaret, d. John Durham, ... late wife of Alan Heyngham, of... in Norfolk, released to Ralph Somerton ... all her right in Begviles manor, and in a marsh, called Floodgates ... in the 5th Henry IV': History of Norfolk.

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

For Flodgate, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably a corruption of Floodgate.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fladgate Last Name Facts

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

Fladgate is found in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Fladgate.

How Common Is The Last Name Fladgate? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,152,526th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name Fladgate occurs mostly in Oceania, where 51 percent of Fladgate are found; 49 percent are found in Australasia and 49 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 125,787. In New Zealand Fladgate is primarily concentrated in: Waikato Region, where 72 percent are found and Tasman Region, where 28 percent are found. Outside of New Zealand Fladgate is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 27 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

Fladgate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fladgate has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Fladgate last name declined 66 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fladgate Last Name Statistics demography

Fladgate earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 1.35% less than the national average, earning $49,010 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fludgate88103/
Floodgate82246/
Fieldgate82135/
Feltgate750/
Fuladagad712/
Vladaty6710/
Flodingott560/

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