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 Wingate Salary in
United States
$42,732 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wingate Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wingate Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wingate has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wingate.
How Common Is The Last Name Wingate? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 36,275th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 501,172 people. Wingate is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Wingate live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wingate is also the 673,127th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 183 people.
The last name Wingate is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 11,748 people, or 1 in 30,853. In The United States Wingate is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 10 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States Wingate 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 occurrence of Wingate has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 503 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 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 principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Wingate last name are 13.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.93% registered to vote for 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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