Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
EASTGATE
There are approximately 138 people named Eastgate in the UK. That makes it the 16,412nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 2 are named Eastgate.
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The Eastgate surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
EASTGATE. From residence near the eastern gate of a towrr. The medieval form would be " Atte, de, or in, Estgate." Northgate, Westgate, and Southgate, well-luiown surnames, originated in like manner from the contiguity of the bearers' residences to the res23ective gates.