# Applegate (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/applegate/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,762 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,046 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,249 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.7% (11,569 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Applegarth.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Applegate in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Applegate in the United States.

## People named Applegate

- Christina Applegate, American actress (born 1971)
- Katherine Applegate, American writer
- AJ Applegate, American pornographic performer (born 1989)
- Royce D. Applegate, American actor (1939–2003)
- Debby Applegate, American biographer
- Douglas Applegate, American politician (1928–2021)
- Eddie Applegate, American artist (1935-2016)
- Shauna Grant, American pornographic actress and nude model (1963–1984)

## Similar surnames

Avalos, Aviles, Ables, Avilez, Abalos, Abels.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.