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Wingate History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Scotland

Early Origins of the Wingate family

The surname Wingate was first found in Durham where they held a family seat at Wingate (now Wingate-Grange), in the parish of Kelloe. 1 2

Wingate dates back to c. 1070-1080 when it was first listed as Windegatum and literally meant "wind-swept gap(s) or pass(es)" from the Old English words "wind-geat." The township of Windgates is in Northumberland and it dates back to 1208 when it was first listed as Wyndegates. 3

Not withstanding the above, we must look to Northumberland for the first record of the family. For it is there that Aldret de Windegate c. 1145-1165 was registered. Over in Kent, Henry de Wingate was found there in the Pipe Rolls of 1204. And the Subsidy Rolls of 1332 listed David de Windyates in Cumberland in 1332. 4

Further to the north in Scotland, the name is "of territorial origin probably from Wingate in Northumberland. There is a Wingate in the parish of Kelloe, county Durham, and there is a Windygates in Fife. The greater number of references point to the West Coast. "Windegaitis of yt Ilk" (Wingates of that Ilk) carry a portcullis as relative to the name. Bartholomew de Windegates was one of an inquest as to the lands of Ada de Baylloil in Northumberland, 1251." 5

Early History of the Wingate family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wingate research. Another 215 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1251, 1510, 1512, 1518, 1519, 1530, 1550, 1554, 1589, 1592, 1596, 1600, 1606, 1620, 1640, 1648, 1656 and 1685 are included under the topic Early Wingate History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wingate Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wingate, Windgate, Wyngate, Wingett, Wingit and others.

Early Notables of the Wingate family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was

Ninian Winzet, Winyet or Wingate (1518-1592), Scottish controversialist, born in Renfrew. "Families of the same name held property and rented lands in Glasgow and the vicinity. " 6
Edmund Wingate (1596-1656), was an English mathematical and legal writer, one of the first to publish in the 1620s on the principle of the slide rule, and later the author of some popular expository w...
Edward Wingate (c.1606-1685), was an English politician, Member of Parliament for St Albans (1640-1648.)

Wingate Ranking

In the United States, the name Wingate is the 3,887^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 7

Wingate migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wingate Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Dorothy Wingate, who landed in Virginia in 1640 8
Roger Wingate, who arrived in Virginia in 1641 8
John Wingate, who settled in Virginia in 1654
John Wingate, who arrived in New England in 1666 8

Wingate Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Joseph Wingate, who landed in Virginia in 1703 8
Moses Wingate, who settled in Boston in 1765

Wingate Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Benjamin Wingate, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 8
A G Wingate, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 8
J. M. Wingate, aged 27, who landed in America, in 1895
Arthur Wingate, aged 21, who landed in America from Leeds, in 1898
Isabella Wingate, aged 20, who immigrated to the United States from Paisley, in 1898

Wingate Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Helen Wingate, aged 5, who landed in America from East London, in 1906
George Wingate, aged 32, who landed in America from East London, in 1906
David C. Wingate, aged 45, who immigrated to the United States from Cornborough, England, in 1909
Dora Wingate, aged 38, who settled in America from London, England, in 1910
Charles Wingate, aged 40, who settled in America from Scotland, in 1911
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Wingate migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wingate Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Frederick Wingate, aged 39, who settled in Toronto, Canada, in 1913

Wingate migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Wingate Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mrs. Jane Wingate, (Robinson), (b. 1794), aged 38, English house maid who was convicted in Durham, England for life for stealing, transported aboard the "Fanny" on 14th July 1832, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 9
Mr. Wingate, (b. 1823), aged 9 years 6 months, English settler travelling with convict Mrs. Jane Wingate, transported aboard the "Fanny" on 14th July 1832, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 9
William Wingate, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Branken Moor" in 1840 10
Frances Wingate, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Branken Moor" in 1840 10
Joseph Wingate, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Branken Moor" in 1840 10
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Wingate migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Wingate Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

James Wingate, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Balaklava" in 1864

Contemporary Notables of the name Wingate (post 1700) +

Major Leon-Legrant Wingate (1983-2021), American basketball player, CBA slam dunk leader (2008)
Heath L. Wingate (b. 1944), former American NFL football center for the Washington Redskins in 1967
Elmer Horsey Wingate (1928-2016), American football player for the Baltimore Colts (1953)
Dick Wingate (b. 1952), American music industry and digital entertainment executive
David Grover Stacey Wingate Jr. (b. 1963), American retired professional basketball player
Anne Wingate (b. 1943), American mystery writer
David Robert Wingate (1819-1899), American lumber businessman and plantation farmer who served in the Confederate Army
Jason Wright Wingate (b. 1971), American composer, cellist and poet
David Wingate (1828-1892), Scottish poet and miner, known as 'the collier poet'
Robert Wingate (1832-1900), British civil engineer who built railways in Canada, Russia, Hungary and Uruguay
... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

The Wingate Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Suum cuique
Motto Translation: To every man his own.

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 29th September 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/fanny
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) BRANKEN MOOR 1840. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1840BrankenMoor.htm