Hungate
English
Etymology
Habitational surname from several minor places in England, from either Old English hund (“hound”) or Old Norse hundr (“dog”) + Old Norse gata (“road, street”).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hungate is the 22608th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1136 individuals. Hungate is most common among White (94.45%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hungate”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 216.
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