Gait Surname

314,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Gait Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the gait'; Old English gait, a boar pig; compare Pigg, Wildbore, Hogg, &c. 'Gait, a boar pig (North): Nominate MS.'(Halliwell). 'Gresse groweneasagalte': Morte Arthure MS. Lincoln, F. 65 (ibid).' Galte (or gylte) swyne, mfrendus': Promptorium Parvulorum And v.

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Gait Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3451:161,50215,105
Malaysia2561:115,2127,652
Argentina1141:374,94229,068
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Canada741:497,91342,460
Wales721:42,9804,139
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
India221:34,866,608408,224
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Moldova221:161,88016,529
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Libya91:693,7751,982
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
France61:11,070,454349,096
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2711:89,9469,346
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Gait (247) may also be a first name.

Gait Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the gait'; Old English gait, a boar pig; compare Pigg, Wildbore, Hogg, &c. 'Gait, a boar pig (North): Nominate MS.'(Halliwell). 'Gresse groweneasagalte': Morte Arthure MS. Lincoln, F. 65 (ibid).' Galte (or gylte) swyne, mfrendus': Promptorium Parvulorum And v. gait, Jamieson's Dict.

Gilbert Gait, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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

From residence near either the gate of a fortified town, or of a chase, forest, or the like. Its medieval forms are Ate Gate and Atte Gate, which have since the XV. cent. modified to Agate, Gater, and especially to Gates, now one of the commonest of surnames. In North Britain gate is equivalent to way; as in the phrase, "Gang your Gate" for "Go your way." See also Northgate, Southgate, &c. De la Gate, de Gate, and Le Gater, occur in the H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hugo de Gaiet occurs in Normandy, 1176 (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 198). Robert Gait, Miles, founder of Thame Abbey, Oxford, 1138 (Mon. i. 802). Henry II. confirmed the gift of Reginald de Geyt to Thame.

The Norman People (1874)

Gait Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gait (Hindi: गाईट, Marathi: घाईट, Oriya: ଗାଇତ, Russian: Гаит) is found most frequently in England. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gait? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gait is the 314,252nd most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,098,365 people. The last name Gait occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Gait live; 37 percent live in Northern Europe and 37 percent live in British Isles. Gait is also the 567,531st most common first name at a global level, held by 247 people.

The last name Gait is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 345 people, or 1 in 161,502. In England Gait is most numerous in: Somerset, where 20 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 9 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Beside England this surname is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 21 percent live and Argentina, where 10 percent live.

Gait Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gait has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gait surname increased 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 224 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 554 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gait Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gait last name is chiefly Anglican (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gait last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gait earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning R 242,796 per year; in United States they earn 14.48% less than the national average, earning $36,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.49% less than the national average, earning $44,473 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghait896,574/
Gaite894,825/
Gaith89627/
Gaist89307/
Gaiot89131/
Gaits8974/
Gaidt8951/
Gaiat8938/
Gaitt8934/
Ngait8933/
Gajit894/
Gayit891/
Gaiet891/
Gai86366,958/
Ait86158,866/
Gat8621,793/
Git862,398/
Ghaith8029,732/
Gaitte80111/
Gaithe8071/
Gaiote8064/
Gaitch8034/
Ghaite8022/
Ghaait8016/
Gaiott8015/
Gaiste8013/
Gaieth8010/
Ghaits805/
Gajite804/
Gaiete804/
Gaicht804/
Gayite803/
Ghaiat802/
Gaizte802/
Gaiyte801/
Gaiate801/
Kgaite801/
Ghaist801/
Gaiats801/
Ghaiet801/
Gaiath801/
Gajitt801/
Gite7546,244/
Ngai7542,263/
Hait7538,391/
Gaji7530,349/
Gast7517,128/
Ghai7515,409/
Gate7513,780/
Gaia7513,499/
Gatt7510,500/
Gaid759,023/
Gaio758,551/
Gist758,460/
Ajit755,657/
Gaut753,440/
Gayi753,424/
Guit753,361/
Gath753,067/
Goit752,312/
Giet751,864/
Gais751,397/
Aite751,375/
Gaie751,169/
Gats751,071/
Gaiz751,047/
Ghit75991/
Gith75717/
Gitt75664/
Gaiu75647/
Aiat75546/
Ghat75536/
Ngat75393/
Gayt75251/
Ngit75244/
Ayit75207/
Gaat75138/
Gadt75137/
Gaai75119/
Gaić75118/
Gaet75110/
Aidt75104/
Aits75103/
Gaip75101/
Aist7596/
Geat7593/
Gaii7574/
Gaih7572/
Aith7566/
Gidt7549/
Aait7536/
Giët7520/
Gaiy7519/
Gaiß7519/
Kgai7519/
Gajt7511/
Gaij7511/
Aiit7510/
Aiet759/
Aiot756/
Aitt754/
Gaht753/
Gatì753/
Giht753/
Gatd752/
Qgai752/
Gitë752/
Ggai751/
Gaià751/
Gaiá751/
Gaiş751/
Gaiș751/
Aitė751/
Aiut751/
Cgit751/
Gitp751/
Aitd751/
Aizt751/
Aiht751/
Cgat751/
Gatp751/
Jgit751/
Kgit751/
Gaitova735,594/
Gaitsch7354/
Gaiotte7352/
Ngaihat7319/
Gaujite738/
Ghaieth735/
Gaitthe735/
Gaiothe734/
G'Haith734/
Gaischt733/
Ghaiate731/
Ghaieht731/
Ga67110,240/
At6732,878/
Ghate6727,720/
It6719,944/
Gault6717,786/
Gi6711,289/
Ayite679,134/
Ajith677,639/
Guite676,931/
Gaius674,553/
Ngaji674,418/
Gathe673,798/
Gitte673,755/
Haist673,338/
Gaaid672,197/
Goyat672,180/
Gajiy672,169/
Haith672,130/
Gaste671,998/
Ghith671,720/
Haiat671,714/
Gayet671,706/
Gaute671,489/
Gatte671,479/
Githh671,238/
Guist671,230/
Gaied671,225/
Guijt671,149/
Gaggi67969/
Gaias67967/
Gheit67907/
Nggai67852/
Ggayi67851/
Gatch67849/
Gaich67846/
Gueit67801/
Goite67783/
Goyit67733/
Ghaji67666/
Ghais67557/
Ghaia67523/
Gatts67459/
Gayat67438/
Gahai67419/
Gayot67405/
Gojit67379/
Haidt67376/
Haite67363/
Gahat67362/
Gaidh67358/
Gayte67355/
Gaiță67347/
Gagie67345/
Githe67331/
Gaaji67293/
Giest67292/
Ghaid67290/
Gayip67285/
Gawie67283/
Ghath67269/
Giedt67261/
Gaihe67231/
Goist67223/
Gaedt67204/
Ghaii67192/
Gahia67187/
Gajšt67178/
Aitch67177/
Ajiet67163/
Gheat67156/
Aithe67146/
Gaydt67141/
Gaiss67139/
Ghatt67135/
Gaszt67134/
Gaiad67126/
Giets67113/
Gautz67111/
Guith67110/
Ngaia67107/
Gaish67106/
Gahio67105/
Gayst67100/
Geatz6798/
Gayyi6794/
Gieth6784/
Gaadt6781/
Gaate6773/
Ghayi6771/
Kgate6770/
Ngaih6769/
Gaiha6768/
Gaiyo6766/
Gathh6765/
Gaiho6762/
Gautt6758/
Gaies6757/
Nghai6756/
Hajit6755/
Haitt6754/
Goitz6753/
Ghast6751/
Guidt6751/
Gauth6750/
Hayit6750/
Gajat6747/
Gayie6746/
Gajst6745/
Gajič6745/
Gajih6744/
Giyat6741/
Goith6740/
Gayut6739/
Ghaie6737/
Nghat6737/
Gaust6735/
Gawet6734/
Gaatz6734/
Gaiah6734/
Gajii6732/
Gayts6730/
Giste6730/
Gaiee6729/
Gaast6728/
Ghaiy6727/
Gajid6726/
Aajit6725/
Nggit6724/
Ngaai6723/
Ngaio6723/
Haits6723/
Awiet6723/
Gaayi6722/
Gajie6721/
Ghaut6721/
Gaios6721/
Haiet6719/
Haiut6719/
Goiot6719/
Gasht6718/
Aiste6717/
Ghaiz6717/
Goiet6715/
Gajet6715/
Ngaie6714/
Goiat6713/
Ahiot6713/
Gehat6712/
Ggaji6711/
Gaiaz6711/
Ngaut6710/
Gayid6710/
Guitt679/
Gauts679/
Ngaid678/
Gajio678/
Gahiu678/
Gahji678/
Gayis678/
N'Gai678/
Ghaio678/
Aaite677/
Gujat677/
Gaihi677/
Aiete677/
Haiht677/
Aihat677/
Ghats677/
Gojat677/
Gajdt677/
Gejat676/
Gayth676/
Goaia676/
Gujit676/
Geiat676/
Gaița676/
Geath675/
Gacht675/
Gaudt675/
Gauia675/
Gaiou675/
Gayhi675/
Ahiat675/
Gahiy674/
Ghitt674/
Gauet674/
Gajut674/
Ghaet674/
Gaiau674/
Aitte674/
Geate674/
Aistė674/
Gai'i674/
Gaieș674/
Gaiio674/
Gaais673/
Gaiud673/
Giett673/
Gatth673/
Nggat673/
Gijet673/
Ahjit673/
Gasst673/
Gaats673/
Gaijh673/
Aiout673/
Gatås673/
Haiyt672/
Ayith672/
Ahait672/
Gaiod672/
Gaths672/
Cgath672/
Gaytz672/
Ghaat672/
Gaddt672/
Giete672/
Gists672/
Gaieh672/
Gayio672/
Gatss672/
Gajot672/
Gicht672/
Ghadt672/
Ngiht672/
Goits672/
Ghaai672/
Ghaih672/
Gaiaa672/
Aggit672/
Eggit671/
Ngaat671/
Ngatt671/
Cgate671/
Hgath671/
Hgiht671/
Gaaih671/
Gaztt671/
Geatt671/
Geiot671/
Gayii671/
Gayiy671/
Gasdt671/
Ggite671/
Gahij671/
Gaids671/
Gaijd671/
Gaije671/
Gajij671/
Gadth671/
Gijat671/
Ghuit671/
Ghatd671/
Ghatp671/
Aaith671/
Aioth671/
Aitts671/
Aiute671/
Ajitt671/
Gidth671/
Gaiid671/
Gaiyy671/
Aisht671/
Aihit671/
Gajiæ671/
Hggai671/
Ogiet671/
Ngoit671/
Nghit671/
N'Gat671/
Nngai671/
Gayić671/
Gazte671/
Gaîte671/
Giyot671/
Haiot671/
Gyiot671/
Ghoit671/
Ghhat671/
Ga'ai671/
Gai'a671/
Gaijs671/
Gajitsch671/
Gajyi671/
Aiiot671/
Aiote671/
Ajiot671/
Awiot671/
Ayitt671/
Ayiet671/
Ncgai671/
Hgaji671/
Hghat671/
Aaitd671/
Gaiyp671/
Ghayt671/
Aiats671/
Kgaji671/
Kgayi671/
Kghat671/
Gaihu671/
Aiyte671/
Ngaiu671/
Ngeat671/
Aizte671/
Cgiht671/
Gatpf671/
Gahei671/
Gaigy671/
Gitth671/
Hgite671/
Geats670/
Gahtz670/
Hgatt670/
Goitt670/
Gadts670/
Gihte670/
Gauiette670/

Gait Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gait in the Hindi language
गाईटga'ita66.67
गैतgaita33.33
Gait in the Oriya language
ଗାଇତga'ita50
ଗଇତga'ita50
Gait in the Marathi language
घाईटgha'ita50
गावीतgavita50
Gait in the Russian language
Гаитgait-

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