The colgate Surname
colgate Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from Colgate in Sussex or Colgates in
Kent, which are named with Old English col ‘charcoal’ +
geat ‘gate’, indicating a gate leading into woodland where
charcoal was burned.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 10 - Messages: 26
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| re the colgate family | MICHELE COLGATE | 12 |
| colgate, robert | Curtis | 0 |
| Jane Coldgate/Coldegate b.1562 London/Essex | Corbet Cochran Jr. | 0 |
| looking for descendants of Joseph N H Colgate and Lucy Walker | sandi seelke | 1 |
| Obit. Mary H. Colgate |
 KAYROM
| 0 |
| Jeanetta (Colgate) Burgess born 1841 in Ohio |
kerrywsmyth
| 0 |
| Cora Rebecca, 1800's |
MKMallett
| 1 |
| carol colgate | gayle (miner)daufel | 0 |
| Can anyone tell me anymore about our famley | George Colgett | 1 |
| Julie Colgate | Jacqueline (Colgate)Fuller | 0 |
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