Rygate Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Rygate Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Reigate,' a town in Surrey.

John de Reygate, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Stephen de Reygate, Wiltshire, ibid.

Rygate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England51:11,143,612252,590
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Rygate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Reigate,' a town in Surrey.

John de Reygate, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Stephen de Reygate, Wiltshire, ibid.

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

= Reigate, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Reigate, a town in Surrey.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Reigate; a location name in Surrey.

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

Rygate Last Name Facts

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

Rygate is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rygate? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Rygate are found; 62 percent are found in Australasia and 62 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 3,374,463. In Australia it is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 100 percent reside. Not including Australia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 38 percent reside.

Rygate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rygate has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Rygate surname declined 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Reygate92177/
Rygat911/
Reygatte861/
Rigate8345/
Regate8315/
Reygat831/
Rygatt830/
Regatte77332/
Rigates77152/
Reigate77134/
Reghate77116/
Resgate77111/
Rigaste7719/
Regates7710/
Regathe778/
Regatee774/
Rigatte772/
Rigathe772/
Rygaadt771/
Rojgate771/
Rigat731,151/
Regat73321/
Régat731/
Reygatti7195/
Regattee717/
Reygatta715/
Rajghate713/
Rigattie711/
Raygatti711/
Regaiate711/
Rigaut672,287/
Regati671,266/
Regata67265/
Rigote67202/
Raygot6755/
Rigati6744/
Regote6713/
Rigata6712/
Reegat679/
Reghat677/
Regaat676/
Reghahate675/
Reggat673/
Rigatt673/
Raigat672/
Rigath671/
Regete671/
Regatz671/
Regaty671/
Reygad671/
Raygad671/
Rigats671/
Richgates671/
Rzegat671/
Regayt671/
Regatt670/

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