Posgate Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Posgate Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Post or Stake Gate or Opening [Old English post (Latin post-is) + geat]

Posgate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:1,295,76958,667
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641

Posgate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Post or Stake Gate or Opening [Old English post (Latin post-is) + geat]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Posgate Last Name Facts

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

Posgate is found most in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Posgate? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,931,261st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Posgate live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 1,295,769. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 30 percent reside, East Sussex, where 19 percent reside and Buckinghamshire, where 16 percent reside. Other than England Posgate exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 19 percent reside.

Posgate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Posgate has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 41 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Posgate Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Posgate earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.23% more than the national average, earning $51,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.88% more than the national average, earning $56,080 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Posate92928/
Pogate9231/
Possate8642/
Pougate865/
Pogaste861/
Pogatte861/
Pozsgat861/
Phogate861/
Pogat839/
Poungate8057/
Pogatetz8045/
Possatte8012/
Possaite809/
Phogatte802/
Ponggate802/
Pogadthe801/
Possaste801/
Potsaite801/
Poongate801/
Phogat771,419/
Posati77642/
Pogata77379/
Pogats77214/
Posata77151/
Pougat7775/
Pogati7756/
Pagate7745/
Pogote7739/
Pasate7731/
Pongat7717/
Poghat7710/
Pogatz775/
Posaty775/
Pohgat771/
Pocate771/
Puonggate7511/
Photsatee751/
Possati71481/
Pashate71371/
Phougat71178/
Pogadta71149/
Phogaat71145/
Pangate7195/
Phongat7174/
Pochate7145/
Phasate7137/
Poggats7132/
Pasathe7131/
Poshati7121/
Posatti7115/
Pajoste718/
Poosati717/
Phoghat716/
Pogatch715/
Pagatte715/
Pousati714/
Pasater712/
Paghate712/
Passate712/
Pogoute712/
Pagaste712/
Pogatha711/
Pogatii711/
Pogatta711/
Pooghat711/
Paugate711/
Pasadte711/
Pasatte711/
Poughat711/
Posatis711/
Pakgate711/
Posatta710/
Pagat67778/
Possatti67511/
Panghate67211/
Pogot67161/
Pogatsch6797/
Poshatti6781/
Pogadtha6781/
Pourzate6781/
Pogač6770/
Pougatch6765/
Phonghat6743/
Pousatis6729/
Poosatit6727/
Pogad6724/
Phoughat6723/
Pogoster6721/
Poggiati6719/
Poigeaut6718/
Põesaste6715/
Passater6714/
Potchate677/
Pangatte674/
Poshatty674/
Pausaite672/
Poshatai671/
Pogatthi671/
Pongatti671/
Paughate671/
Passatte671/
Phoghaat671/
Pangahte671/
Pangatey671/
Pangathe671/
Phogatiy671/
Pogiatgi671/
Pougaita671/
Poussata671/
Pougatsh671/
Pausaste671/
Poscatti671/
Phongadt671/

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