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GATE

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There are approximately 868 people named Gate in the UK. That makes it the 7,815th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 14 are named Gate.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Gate surname in historical dictionaries

GATE. From residence near either the gate of a fortified town, or of a chase, forest, or the like. Its medieval forms are Ate Gate and Atte Gate, which have since the XV. cent, modified to Agate, Gater, and especially to Gates, now one of the commonest of surnames. In North Britain (jatc is equivalent to way ; as in the phrase, "Gang your Gate" for "Go your way." See also Northgate, Southgate, &c. De la Gate, de Gate, and Le Gater, occur in the H.R.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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