Heygate Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Heygate Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hey-gate,' from residence thereby; v. Hey and Gate.

Heygate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:928,63447,428
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:297,26120,172

Heygate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hey-gate,' from residence thereby; v. Hey and Gate.

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

(English) Dweller at 1 the Hey- or Hay-Gate [v. Hay, and + Old English geat, a gate, opening] 2 the High Gate or Opening [Middle English hey, Old English heáh, high]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Danish, Hoegaard; from the Flemish, Heegaerts; from the German, Heygütte; from the Dutch, Hegt; from the Swedish, Hegart; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Heygate Last Name Facts

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

Heygate occurs most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heygate? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,775,494th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Heygate reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 928,634. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Northamptonshire, where 22 percent live, Surrey, where 22 percent live and Greater London, where 17 percent live. Besides England this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Heygate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heygate has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 27 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heygate Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

Heygate earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.2% more than the national average, earning R 366,444 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hygate92154/
Hegate923/
Khegate8617/
Heygait869/
Hengate863/
Hegaste862/
Chegate861/
Heggate861/
Heigate860/
Egate8313/
Hegat831/
Chengate8076/
Chaygate8044/
Hegashte801/
Hyghgate801/
Cheghate801/
Chuegate801/
Heingate800/
Hagate77569/
Esgate77198/
Jegate7770/
Eugate7717/
Higate7714/
Egaite778/
Gegate778/
Khegat776/
Hegats773/
Chegat773/
Hegaty773/
Engate773/
Eagate772/
Hengat771/
Egathe771/
Yegate771/
Egeate771/
Hegete771/
Heugatter75147/
Heighgate750/
Heagatter750/
Egat73412/
Ygat7326/
Jegathe71271/
Chengat7161/
Hagatea7133/
Chigate7130/
Hiegata7114/
Chagate7110/
Khagate717/
Hegadti715/
Hingate714/
Chaygat714/
Hagater713/
Eyangat712/
Eng'ate712/
Higgate711/
Hangate711/
Higaste711/
Hagaste711/
Yekgate711/
Engatte711/
Eyogata711/
Eugater711/
Chegote711/
Hougate710/
Haggate710/
Hegasty710/
Egather710/
Higates710/
Yingate710/
Esgatee710/
Agate676,231/
Chingate671,845/
Jegat671,154/
Egete67305/
Aygat67252/
Egata67168/
Hayongat67147/
Egati67112/
Changate67100/
Gegat6793/
Egite6791/
Eggat6789/
Engat6780/
Egote6770/
Hagat6758/
Hagathee6756/
Hegot6742/
Chegatti6740/
Hegad6734/
Chengatt6723/
Igate6720/
Heggadti6718/
Egaut6714/
Chaigate6711/
Ygata6710/
Chaugate678/
Chenggat678/
Eigat677/
Egaat677/
Chigater676/
Chegatta676/
Cheangat675/
Yogat674/
Chighate674/
Egath674/
Chaggate674/
Khagatey673/
Hegoshte672/
Chaghate672/
Khaagate672/
Higat672/
Egatt672/
Yegat672/
Khuygaty671/
Hegastit671/
Chygatay671/
Egait671/
Hanghate671/
Ygati671/
Egast671/
Geagateh671/
Jegathee671/
Kheghaty671/
Hagate'a671/
Egaty671/
Chigateu671/
Chenngat671/
Khaigate671/
Housgate670/
Geggatte670/
Esgat670/
Hougates670/
Eugat670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heygate
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