Thurgate Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Thurgate Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.) an Anglicized form of the Old Norse Thorgaut-r [v. under Thor, and + Gaut-r, the ethnic name] . A Thurgot was an early-12th-cent. bishop of St. Andrews.

Thurgate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1301:207,65920,175
United States291:12,498,584473,286
England181:3,095,448105,421
Wales111:281,32115,850
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680

Thurgate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Scand.) an Anglicized form of the Old Norse Thorgaut-r [v. under Thor, and + Gaut-r, the ethnic name] . A Thurgot was an early-12th-cent. bishop of St. Andrews.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Thurgate Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thurgate occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thurgate? popularity and diffusion

Thurgate is the 1,218,745th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. The last name Thurgate occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 68 percent of Thurgate are found; 68 percent are found in Australasia and 68 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Thurgate is most frequent in Australia, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 207,659. In Australia it is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 70 percent live, Queensland, where 16 percent live and Western Australia, where 6 percent live. Beside Australia Thurgate occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Thurgate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thurgate has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thurgate Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thurgate surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Thurgate earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.43% more than the national average, earning $55,846 USD per year.

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Turatty672/
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