Find out how popular the last name Tungate is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Tungate.

Tungate, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Tungate surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tungate in America

Tungate is the 25810th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tungate surname appeared 954 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Tungate.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tungate to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Tungate

The surname TUNGATE is of English origin, deriving from a habitation name referring to a person who lived by a town gate. It is believed to have emerged in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century.

The name TUNGATE likely originated in the East Anglian region of England, where many place names containing "gate" can be found. It is a combination of the Old English words "tun," meaning town or village, and "geat," meaning gate or opening.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name TUNGATE appears in the Lay Subsidy Rolls of 1334, where a John de Tungate is listed as a resident of Norfolk. Another early reference is in the Hearth Tax Returns of 1674, which mentions a William Tungate in Suffolk.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, variations of the name's spelling can be found, such as Tunegat, Tunegate, and Tungatt. These spelling variations were common before the standardization of English surnames.

Notable individuals with the surname TUNGATE include:

1. Sir John Tungate (c. 1380-1456), an English landowner and Member of Parliament for Norfolk.
2. Thomas Tungate (1568-1638), an English clergyman and author of religious works.
3. Elizabeth Tungate (1622-1694), a Quaker preacher and one of the earliest female writers in colonial America.
4. William Tungate (1728-1807), an English surveyor and cartographer who produced maps of various counties in England.
5. Henry Tungate (1815-1891), a British artist known for his landscape paintings of rural England.

The name TUNGATE is also found in various place names, such as Tungate Farm in Kent and Tungate Lane in Suffolk, further reinforcing its connection to the East Anglian region.

While not as common as some other English surnames, TUNGATE has endured for centuries and is a part of the rich tapestry of English onomastics, reflecting the country's linguistic and cultural heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tungate

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Tungate.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Tungate was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Tungate has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Tungate was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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