Woodgate Surname

105,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Woodgate Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wood-gate,' from residence beside the entrance into the wood. Such a spot would naturally lend itself to a surname.

Robert atte Wodgate, Close Rolls, 2 Edward I.

1585-6.

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Woodgate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1211:26,2703,588
Australia9811:27,5193,738
United States5651:641,52051,556
New Zealand2151:21,0623,698
Canada2031:181,50518,050
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Ireland471:100,1905,388
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Wales241:128,9399,528
Guernsey221:2,929767
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3941:17,4862,536
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Woodgate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wood-gate,' from residence beside the entrance into the wood. Such a spot would naturally lend itself to a surname.

Robert atte Wodgate, Close Rolls, 2 Edward I.

1585-6. Peter Woodgate, or Wodgate, Kent: Register of the University of Oxford.

1618. Francis Quarles and Ursely Woodgate. Marriage Lic. (London).

1651. Buried — Elizabeth Woodgate: St. Peter, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the Gate(s of the Wood [Old English wudu + geat]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From residence near the gate of a wood. An ancient Kentish name, occurring in the form of Ate-Wodegate, temp. Hen. II. In documents of the XIII. century, the name is sometimes oddly written Wdegat or Wdegate.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire, Staffordshire.

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

Woodgate Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodgate has its highest incidence in England. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodgate? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woodgate is the 105,784th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,647,275 people. Woodgate occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Woodgate are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 2,121 people, or 1 in 26,270. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 15 percent are found, Kent, where 11 percent are found and East Sussex, where 7 percent are found. Aside from England it occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Woodgate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woodgate has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Woodgate last name grew 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,046 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 313 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 27 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodgate Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Woodgate surname is principally Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Woodgate surname are 13.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.27% being registered with the political party.

The amount Woodgate earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 32.95% more than the national average, earning R 315,948 per year; in United States they earn 5.85% more than the national average, earning $45,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.94% less than the national average, earning $49,215 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodgates94202/
Woddgate881/
Woodgette821/
Woodgott751/
Bodgat711/
Badgate671/
Budgate670/
Botgat5713/
Badgat571/
Wadgattait569/
Badghat538/
Batgate531/
Bathgate503,494/
Vadhghat501/
Buthgate500/

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Woodgate Reference & Research

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