Southgate Surname

66,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Southgate Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Southgate,' a parish in Middlesex, near London.

1349. Roger de Southgate, rector of Swainsthorp, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1353- John de Southgate, rector of Barmere, Norfolk: ibid.

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Southgate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,1371:13,4681,986
South Africa9761:55,5107,059
Australia8701:31,0304,125
United States6231:581,79647,615
Canada3171:116,23212,335
New Zealand2761:16,4072,862
Wales1551:19,9652,115
Scotland461:116,3877,543
Ireland381:123,9196,102
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
France141:4,744,480251,814
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,3221:10,4981,595
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2841:176,82615,798

Southgate (18) may also be a first name.

Southgate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Southgate,' a parish in Middlesex, near London.

1349. Roger de Southgate, rector of Swainsthorp, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1353- John de Southgate, rector of Barmere, Norfolk: ibid.

Thomas de Southgate, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1790. Married — Christopher Southgate and Ann Mason: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Rossi de Southgate and Wadinus de Southgate rendered homage at Perth, 1291 (RR.). A wide street in the older part of the town of Perth named South Street was formerly known as the Southgate.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

See under Eastgate. In the records of Leicester, a person is described as "Walter fil' Galf. ext. Portam de Sud"-' Walter son of Geoffrey beyond the South Gate.' XII. cent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Middlesex.

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

Southgate, a name that now has its home in the district of Needham Market, and in Stowmarket, was represented by Sowgate and Suggat in Stowmarket in the reign of James I. (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

(English) One who came from Southgate, Middlesex; now in the London Borough of Enfield. The area also gave name to a tube station on the Piccadilly line.

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Southgate Last Name Facts

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

The last name Southgate occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Southgate? popularity and diffusion

The last name Southgate is the 66,145th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 966,390 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Southgate live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles. Southgate is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 18 people.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 4,137 people, or 1 in 13,468. In England Southgate is mostly concentrated in: Suffolk, where 14 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and Essex, where 14 percent live. Besides England this last name is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Southgate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Southgate has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Southgate last name grew 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 219 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,107 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 511 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 3,800 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Southgate Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Southgate last name are 2.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.28% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Southgate earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.27% more than the national average, earning R 252,528 per year; in United States they earn 9.7% more than the national average, earning $47,334 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $51,332 CAD per year.

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