268,595th Most Common Surname in the World
Approximately 1,442 people bear this surname
MOST PREVALENT IN:
England
HIGHEST DENSITY IN:
New Zealand
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. ‘at the north gate’ or road. The persons below (Poll Tax of Yorks) lived in Pontefract, and among other burghers is one Diota de Bougate (p.’ 00).
Ralph de Northgate, Norfolk, 1273.