Floodgate Surname
Approximately 246 people bear this surname
Floodgate Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at a Floodgate [Old English flód + geat]
Floodgate Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 235 | 1:237,098 | 19,544 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 51 | 1:477,948 | 26,685 |
Floodgate Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at a Floodgate [Old English flód + geat]
Floodgate Demographics
Average Floodgate Salary in
England
£36,279
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Floodgate Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Floodgate Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Floodgate is found most in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Floodgate? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,025,894th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Floodgate are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles.
This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 237,098. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 37 percent are found, Kent, where 11 percent are found and West Sussex, where 9 percent are found. Apart from England this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Floodgate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Floodgate has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Floodgate surname grew 461 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fludgate | 82 | 103 | / |
| Fladgate | 82 | 77 | / |
| Fieldgate | 78 | 135 | / |
| Feltgate | 71 | 0 | / |
| Flood Kautto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Flodingott | 53 | 0 | / |
| Vladaty | 50 | 10 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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