Norgate Surname

268,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Norgate Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the north gate' or road. The persons below (Poll Tax of Yorks) lived in Pontefract, and among other burghers is one Diota de Bougate (p.' 00).

Ralph de Northgate, Norfolk, 1273.

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Norgate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8561:65,0917,576
Australia2771:97,45711,054
New Zealand1441:31,4475,459
Canada721:511,74443,418
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Wales141:221,03813,576
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4961:49,1446,027
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Norgate (44) may also be a first name.

Norgate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the north gate' or road. The persons below (Poll Tax of Yorks) lived in Pontefract, and among other burghers is one Diota de Bougate (p.' 00).

Ralph de Northgate, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Lodewysus de Northegate, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johanna de Northgate, 1379: ibid.

1615. Married — Henry Forrest and Jane Northgate: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1631. — John Norgate and Rebecka Bonnivall: ibid.

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

(English) Dweller at the North Gate [Old English norþ + geat] (Scandinavian) Dweller at the North Road or Way [Old Norse norþ-r + gata] North(e)gate occurs in the Yorks Poll- Tax (A.D. 1379), and Northgate in the Hundred Rolls for Norfolk (A.D. 1274).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A contraction of Northgate.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Norgate Last Name Facts

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

The last name Norgate occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Norgate? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 268,122nd most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,005,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Norgate live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,525,482nd most numerous first name internationally It is held by 44 people.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 856 people, or 1 in 65,091. In England Norgate is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 20 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and West Sussex, where 10 percent reside. Not including England it occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent reside and New Zealand, where 10 percent reside.

Norgate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Norgate has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Norgate surname grew 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Norgate Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Norgate surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Norgate earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.85% more than the national average, earning R 370,368 per year; in United States they earn 94.38% more than the national average, earning $83,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $56,049 CAD per year.

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