Explore the Family Name Redgate

The meaning of Redgate

English (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire): habitational name from any of several places called Redgate, such as Redgate in Uppingham (Rutland), recorded as le Redegate in 1290. The name derives from either Old English rǣde ‘suitable for riding on’ or rēad ‘red’ + Old Norse gata ‘way, path, road’. There is also a Redgate Wood (earlier Redgate Spring) in Kirklington (Nottinghamshire).

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How common is the last name Redgate in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Redgate has seen a surge in popularity in the United States. Between 2000 and 2010, its rank rose from 63,297 to 57,914, an increase of 8.5%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also increased by nearly 19%, from 295 to 351. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a slight increase of 9.09% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,297	#57,914	8.5%
Count	295	351	18.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Redgate

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Redgate also underwent some changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. There was no recorded change in the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals with this last name, remaining at zero throughout both years. However, the percentage of White individuals bearing the surname Redgate showed a small increase of 1.17%, growing from 89.83% to 90.88%. The number of people identifying as Hispanic with this surname decreased by 10.70% while those identifying with two or more races dropped by 36.90%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.83%	90.88%	1.17%
Hispanic	5.42%	4.84%	-10.7%
Two or More Races	2.71%	1.71%	-36.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%