Wingate Surname
Approximately 14,541 people bear this surname
Wingate 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.
Read More About This SurnameWingate Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,748 | 1:30,853 | 3,838 |
| England | 1,505 | 1:37,022 | 4,842 |
| Australia | 455 | 1:59,331 | 7,200 |
| Canada | 318 | 1:115,867 | 12,291 |
| Scotland | 173 | 1:30,947 | 3,160 |
| New Zealand | 118 | 1:38,376 | 6,521 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Israel | 23 | 1:372,071 | 30,321 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Bermuda | 12 | 1:5,440 | 820 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 752 | 1:32,414 | 4,302 |
| Scotland | 305 | 1:12,273 | 1,471 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,336 | 1:21,498 | 2,711 |
Wingate (183) may also be a first name.
Wingate 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]
(English) One who came from Wingate (pass where wind rushes through), in Durham.
A chapelry in co. Durham.
From Windygate; a location name in Fife.
Wingate Demographics
Average Male Wingate Height
177.65 cm
Average Female Wingate Height
163.6 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wingate Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wingate Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wingate occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wingate? popularity and diffusion
It is the 36,275th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 501,172 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Wingate are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wingate is also the 673,127th most common forename at a global level, borne by 183 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 11,748 people, or 1 in 30,853. In The United States Wingate is most common in: Georgia, where 10 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 46 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.
Wingate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wingate has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 503 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 43 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wingate Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Wingate surname are 13.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.93% registered with the party.
The amount Wingate earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.54% less than the national average, earning R 231,612 per year; in United States they earn 0.97% less than the national average, earning $42,732 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.33% more than the national average, earning $53,824 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weingate | 93 | 26 | / |
| Wingatge | 93 | 4 | / |
| Wingated | 93 | 3 | / |
| Winggate | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wingater | 93 | 1 | / |
| Waingate | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wingatte | 93 | 0 | / |
| Whingate | 93 | 0 | / |
| Wingat | 92 | 6 | / |
| Wingeater | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wingati | 86 | 30 | / |
| Wyngate | 86 | 18 | / |
| Wingete | 86 | 10 | / |
| Bingate | 86 | 4 | / |
| Vingate | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wingatd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weingat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wingote | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wengate | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wingatt | 86 | 0 | / |
| Weingadt | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wynngate | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weingatt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wingette | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bingat | 77 | 382 | / |
| Wingad | 77 | 152 | / |
| Vingat | 77 | 43 | / |
| Wengat | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wingot | 77 | 0 | / |
| Weingot | 71 | 264 | / |
| Wengatz | 71 | 85 | / |
| Binggat | 71 | 18 | / |
| Bengate | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wingost | 71 | 2 | / |
| Weingad | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wengete | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vingath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bingote | 71 | 1 | / |
| Binngat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wengait | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wiengot | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wenngatz | 67 | 49 | / |
| Weingott | 67 | 47 | / |
| Weingaud | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bingaith | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wyngaadt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wingotti | 67 | 1 | / |
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