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”).

Proper noun

Hungate (plural Hungates)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hungate is the 22608^th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 216.

Anagrams

• heat gun