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    The surname Colgate

    An English place surname, carried by 637 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C423

    Colgate: #35,345 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Colgate #35,345, 637 people Colgate: #35,345 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Colgate #35,345, 637 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Colgate is more common than 78.2% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    The toothpaste brand was named after the company founder, William Colgate. The surname derives from the place name, which is probably from Old English col (“coal”) and ġeat (“gate”). The Philippine sense is a genericized trademark from the toothpaste brand, Colgate. Compare Cebuano kulgit.

    Colgate is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 637 people named Colgate in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 484,687 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 616.

    #35,345
    rank among US surnames
    637
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.4%
    change since 2000 (was #34,711)

    Who is named Colgate

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    93% of people named Colgate identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Colgates

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Gilbert Colgate
      American bobsledder (1899-1965)

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Colgate come from?
    The toothpaste brand was named after the company founder, William Colgate. The surname derives from the place name, which is probably from Old English col (“coal”) and ġeat (“gate”). The Philippine sense is a genericized trademark from the toothpaste brand, Colgate. Compare Cebuano kulgit.
    How common is the surname Colgate?
    637 people in the United States had the surname Colgate in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 484,687 Americans. It ranked 35,345th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Colgate?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Colgate identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Colgate?
    Gilbert Colgate, American bobsledder (1899-1965).
    Where is the surname Colgate most common?
    Wikidata records people named Colgate in the United States.
    What type of surname is Colgate?
    Colgate is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Colgate getting more or less common?
    More common. 616 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 637 in 2010, up 3.4%.