Wingate Surname

36,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

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.

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Wingate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,7481:30,8533,838
England1,5051:37,0224,842
Australia4551:59,3317,200
Canada3181:115,86712,291
Scotland1731:30,9473,160
New Zealand1181:38,3766,521
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Israel231:372,07130,321
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Wales131:238,04114,239
Bermuda121:5,440820
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Norway71:734,61250,907
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
France51:13,284,544357,392
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7521:32,4144,302
Scotland3051:12,2731,471
Jersey51:10,3761,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3361:21,4982,711

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]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Wingate (pass where wind rushes through), in Durham.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A chapelry in co. Durham.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Windygate; a location name in Fife.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weingate9326/
Wingatge934/
Wingated933/
Winggate931/
Wingater931/
Waingate931/
Wingatte930/
Whingate930/
Wingat926/
Wingeater880/
Wingati8630/
Wyngate8618/
Wingete8610/
Bingate864/
Vingate863/
Wingatd861/
Weingat861/
Wingote860/
Wengate860/
Wingatt860/
Weingadt803/
Wynngate801/
Weingatt801/
Wingette801/
Bingat77382/
Wingad77152/
Vingat7743/
Wengat770/
Wingot770/
Weingot71264/
Wengatz7185/
Binggat7118/
Bengate714/
Wingost712/
Weingad712/
Wengete711/
Vingath711/
Bingote711/
Binngat711/
Wengait710/
Wiengot710/
Wenngatz6749/
Weingott6747/
Weingaud677/
Bingaith674/
Wyngaadt672/
Wingotti671/

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