Woodgate

Woodgate

English

Etymology

From wood +‎ gate.

Proper noun

Woodgate (countable and uncountable, plural Woodgates)

1. A number of places in England:
   1. A hamlet in South Lakeland district, Cumbria (OS grid ref SD2885; appears as Wood Gate on 1981 OS map)
   2. A hamlet in Culmstock parish, Mid Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST1015). [1]
   3. An urban area (and street) in Leicester, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK5705).
   4. A hamlet in Swanton Morley parish, Breckland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG0216). [2]
   5. A locality in Kinlet parish, south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7079). [3]
   6. A hamlet in Uttoxeter parish, East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1032). [4]
   7. An outer suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9982).
   8. A hamlet in Aldingbourne parish, Arun district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SU9404). [5]
   9. A settlement in Stoke parish, Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO9666). [6]
2. An unincorporatedcommunity in Vigo County, Indiana, United States.
3. A hamlet in Oneida County, New York, United States.
4. A coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region of Queensland, Australia.
5. A habitational surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Woodgate is the 71886^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 271 individuals. Woodgate is most common among White (92.99%) individuals.

References

1. OS: Devon
2. OS: Norfolk
3. OS: Shropshire
4. OS: Staffordshire
5. OS: West Sussex
6. OS: Worcestershire

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Woodgate”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Gatewood