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UK surname

Tungate

A surname originally denoting someone who resided at a gate to a town.

In the 1881 census there were 226 people recorded with the Tungate surname, ranking it #11,889 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 316, ranked #14,227, down from #11,889 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Ormsby St Margaret, Scratby and Hickling. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Great Yarmouth, Bolsover and Basingstoke and Deane.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tungate is 424 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 39.8%.

1881 census count

226

Ranked #11,889

Modern count

316

2016, ranked #14,227

Peak year

1911

424 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Tungate had 226 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #11,889 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 316 in 2016, ranked #14,227.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 424 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Tungate surname distribution map

The map shows where the Tungate surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Tungate surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Tungate over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 122 #14,966
1861 historical 129 #17,271
1881 historical 226 #11,889
1891 historical 298 #11,167
1901 historical 354 #10,347
1911 historical 424 #8,905
1997 modern 358 #11,977
1998 modern 353 #12,470
1999 modern 345 #12,755
2000 modern 349 #12,585
2001 modern 352 #12,318
2002 modern 356 #12,449
2003 modern 336 #12,786
2004 modern 330 #12,994
2005 modern 314 #13,403
2006 modern 326 #13,128
2007 modern 319 #13,474
2008 modern 320 #13,550
2009 modern 327 #13,599
2010 modern 322 #14,034
2011 modern 310 #14,292
2012 modern 315 #14,031
2013 modern 323 #14,003
2014 modern 331 #13,851
2015 modern 323 #13,991
2016 modern 316 #14,227

Geography

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Where Tungates are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Ormsby St Margaret, Scratby, Hickling, Lakenham , Eaton St Andrew, Town Close, St Stephen, St Peter Mancroft, St Giles, St Andrew, St John and Hellesdon, St Mary in the Marsh, St Clement, St Martin at Oak, St Mary at Coslany, St Michael at Cos. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Great Yarmouth, Bolsover and Basingstoke and Deane. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 London parishes London 3
2 Ormsby St Margaret, Scratby Norfolk
3 Hickling Norfolk
4 Lakenham , Eaton St Andrew, Town Close, St Stephen, St Peter Mancroft, St Giles, St Andrew, St John Norfolk
5 Hellesdon, St Mary in the Marsh, St Clement, St Martin at Oak, St Mary at Coslany, St Michael at Cos Norfolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Great Yarmouth 003 Great Yarmouth
2 Bolsover 009 Bolsover
3 Great Yarmouth 008 Great Yarmouth
4 Great Yarmouth 002 Great Yarmouth
5 Basingstoke and Deane 022 Basingstoke and Deane

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tungate

These lists show first names that appear often with the Tungate surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tungate

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Tungate, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Tungate surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Tungate household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Tungate is most associated with areas classed as Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly concentrated in suburban areas, these terraced and semi-detached developments are less overcrowded than the Supergroup average, and resident households are more likely to own two or more cars. There are fewer residents aged 25-44, and a larger share of residents employed in administrative and secretarial occupations. Residents are more likely to have been born in the UK, less likely to have been born in the EU or Africa, and much less likely to self-identify as Bangladeshi.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Tungate is most concentrated in decile 5 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Tungate falls in decile 6 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Tungate is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Tungate, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of 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.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Tungate families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tungate surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Norfolk leads with 169 Tungates recorded in 1881 and an index of 49.86x.

County Total Index
Norfolk 169 49.86x
Middlesex 14 0.64x
Yorkshire 14 0.64x
Gloucestershire 7 1.62x
Essex 5 1.15x
Leicestershire 5 2.05x
Hertfordshire 4 2.63x
Somerset 4 1.13x
Surrey 3 0.28x
Suffolk 1 0.37x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Ormesby St Margaret W in Norfolk leads with 22 Tungates recorded in 1881 and an index of 2588.24x.

Place Total Index
Ormesby St Margaret W 22 2588.24x
Heigham 21 115.45x
Hickling 21 3387.10x
Mautby 18 16363.64x
Holy Trinity 11 20.94x
Lakenham 9 186.72x
Martham 9 1084.34x
Great Yarmouth 8 28.49x
St Marylebone London 8 6.80x
Wells Next Sea 8 404.04x
Acle 7 1014.49x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 7 17.19x
Lingwood 7 2333.33x
Pulham St Mary Magdalen 6 705.88x
South Lynn 6 156.66x
St Pancras London 6 3.38x
Barking 5 39.28x
Horning 5 1515.15x
Quorndon 5 364.96x
Bedminster 4 12.00x
Stevenage 4 169.49x
Upton With Fishley 4 1000.00x
Kings Lynn St Margaret 3 29.47x
Lambeth 3 1.56x
Ludham 3 500.00x
Sigglesthorne 3 1875.00x
Trowse Cum Newton 3 357.14x
Hemsby 2 408.16x
Caistor St Edmund 1 909.09x
Catfield 1 208.33x
Gorleston 1 14.66x
Kirby Cane 1 312.50x
Mulbarton 1 256.41x
Norwich St John Sepulchre 1 45.45x
Norwich St Michael At 1 50.76x
Stokesby With Herringby 1 400.00x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Tungate surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Tungate surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 14
James 13
Robert 11
George 9
John 7
Arthur 5
Benjamin 4
Thomas 4
Benjm. 3
Henry 3
Alfred 2
Charles 2
Frederick 2
Harry 2
Richard 2
Walter 2
Albert 1
B. 1
Ben 1
Charley 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Fredrick 1
Herbert 1
Jasper 1
Joshua 1
Reuben 1
Robt. 1
Samuel 1
Sidney 1
Stephe 1
Susan 1
W. 1
Willm. 1
Wm.H. 1
Wm.R. 1

FAQ

Tungate surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tungate surname in 1881?

In 1881, 226 people were recorded with the Tungate surname. That placed it at #11,889 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tungate surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 316 in 2016. That gives Tungate a modern rank of #14,227.

What does the Tungate surname mean?

A surname originally denoting someone who resided at a gate to a town.

What does the Tungate map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Tungate bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.