Wingate

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Windeatt === Etymology === From Old English wind (“wind”) + ġeat (“gate”). === Proper noun === Wingate (countable and uncountable, plural Wingates) (uncountable) Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries: A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4037). A suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. A number of places in the United States: A town in Montgomery County, Indiana. A ghost town in Butler County, Kansas. An unincorporated community in Dorchester County, Maryland. An unincorporated community in Cass County, Missouri. A neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. A town in Union County, North Carolina. An unincorporated community in Centre County, Pennsylvania. An unincorporated community in Runnels County, Texas. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Wingate is the 4242nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8359 individuals. Wingate is most common among White (71.92%) and Black/African American (23.17%) individuals. === References === === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wingate”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.