Applegarth
surname · Latin script
Meaning: from Applegarth (North Riding of Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Cumberland) or from residence near an apple-orchard in a Scandinavian county; first attested William de Apelgart c1115 Bury (Sf)
Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Applegarth is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- GBUnited Kingdom
- USUnited States
- CACanada
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
from Applegarth (North Riding of Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Cumberland) or from residence near an apple-orchard in a Scandinavian county; first attested William de Apelgart c1115 Bury (Sf)
Sources 1
- A Dictionary of English Surnames
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Applegarth is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In English, William de Apelgart c1115 Bury (Sf); Robert Appelgarth 1279 Ipm (Y); Richard del Appelgarthe 1297 MinAcctCo (Y). From Applegarth (NRYorks, ERYorks, Cumb), or from residence near an apple-orchard (ON apaldr(s)garðr) in a Scandinavian county. 81
as a nameA Dictionary of English Surnames
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- John Thomas Applegarthb. 1824GBEnglish photographer
- Robert Applegarthb. 1834trade unionist (1834–1924)
- Rufus Applegarthb. 1844USU.S. lawyer; politician; general
- George Adrian Applegarthb. 1875USAmerican architect (1875–1972)
- Willie Applegarthb. 1890GBEnglish sprinter (1890-1958)
- Peter Applegarthb. 1953AUAustralian judge
- Adam Applegarthb. 1962GBCEO of Northern Rock bank
- Mark Applegarthb. 1984AUEnglish rugby league footballer
- Francis ApplegarthPeerage person ID=178866
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 8 sources across 2 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 964 | #25,601 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 921 | #27,704 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 868 | #26,446 |
| GB United Kingdom | A Dictionary of English Surnames (Reaney & Wilson, 1991) | — | — | — |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 3
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Applegarth mean, and where does it come from?
- from Applegarth (North Riding of Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Cumberland) or from residence near an apple-orchard in a Scandinavian county; first attested William de Apelgart c1115 Bury (Sf) Recorded by A Dictionary of English Surnames.
- What are other forms of the name Applegarth?
- In the etymology graph, Appleyard is a form of the same name in other languages.
- In which country does Applegarth have the most bearers?
- Applegarth is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Applegarth”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.