Wingat Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Wingat Surname Definition:

(English) 1 belonging to Wingate(s (Durh., Lanc., Northumb. &c.), for earlier Windgate(s = the Winding Gate(s, i.e. gate(s moved by winding [from Old English windan, to wind, turn + geat, a gate] Wingate, Durh., was Windegatis in the 13th cent.

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Wingat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Wingat Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 belonging to Wingate(s (Durh., Lanc., Northumb. &c.), for earlier Windgate(s = the Winding Gate(s, i.e. gate(s moved by winding [from Old English windan, to wind, turn + geat, a gate] Wingate, Durh., was Windegatis in the 13th cent.; Wingates, Lanc., was Wind- gates in the 14th cent.

(occasionally) 2 for the 13th-cent. Wynegod, Anglo-Saxon Winegod = Protecting God [Old English wine, friend, protector + god, a god]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wingat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wingat is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wingat? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most common last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wingat reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is primarily found in: Alabama, where 20 percent are found, District of Columbia, where 20 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 20 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent are found.

Wingat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wingat has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wingat last name declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wingate9214,541/
Weingat921/
Wingatd921/
Wingatt920/
Weingate8626/
Weingadt863/
Weingatt861/
Winggate861/
Waingate861/
Wingatte860/
Whingate860/
Bingat83382/
Wingad83152/
Vingat8343/
Wingot830/
Wengat830/
Weingot77264/
Wengatz7785/
Wyngate7718/
Binggat7718/
Vingate773/
Weingad772/
Wingost772/
Binngat771/
Vingath771/
Wingote770/
Wengait770/
Wengate770/
Wiengot770/
Wenngatz7149/
Weingott7147/
Weingaud717/
Bingaith714/
Wyngaadt712/
Wynngate711/
Binghaith67361/
Bengat67305/
Vengat67127/
Vingot6782/
Vnggat6729/
Wengad678/
Bingad675/
Vingad672/
Bingot671/

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