How common is the surname Hungate?

1,136 people in the United States had the surname Hungate in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 271,783 Americans. It ranked 22,608th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hungate?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hungate identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hungate?

William L. Hungate, American politician (1922–2007).

Where is the surname Hungate most common?

Wikidata records people named Hungate in the United States.

Is the surname Hungate getting more or less common?

More common. 1,063 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,136 in 2010, up 6.9%.

The surname Hungate

An English place surname, carried by 1,136 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H523

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hungate is more common than 86.1% of them.

Origin

English origin

Habitational surname from several minor places in England, from either Old English hund (“hound”) or Old Norse hundr (“dog”) + Old Norse gata (“road, street”).

Hungate 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 1,136 people named Hungate in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 271,783 Americans. That is up 6.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,063.

#22,608

rank among US surnames

1,136

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6.9%

change since 2000 (was #22,570)

Who is named Hungate

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

94% of people named Hungate identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hungates

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

William L. Hungate
American politician (1922–2007)

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hungate come from?: Habitational surname from several minor places in England, from either Old English hund (“hound”) or Old Norse hundr (“dog”) + Old Norse gata (“road, street”).
How common is the surname Hungate?: 1,136 people in the United States had the surname Hungate in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 271,783 Americans. It ranked 22,608th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hungate?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hungate identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hungate?: William L. Hungate, American politician (1922–2007).
Where is the surname Hungate most common?: Wikidata records people named Hungate in the United States.
What type of surname is Hungate?: Hungate is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Hungate getting more or less common?: More common. 1,063 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,136 in 2010, up 6.9%.