Tungate Family History

English (Norfolk): habitational name from Tungate, a minor place near North Walsham named from Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.

It combines elements from Old Norse, where gata means ‘way, path, road, street’.

This indicates that Tungate likely refers to a farmstead located along a roadway or path.

The naming reflects the geographic and linguistic influences in the area during the period of its establishment.

Such habitational names are common in English place naming conventions, connecting land use with location.