What is "postgate"

Postgate is a surname, and may refer to:

• John Percival Postgate, British classical scholar
• Margaret Postgate, married name Margaret Cole, daughter of John
• Nicholas Postgate (1596 or 1597—1679), English Catholic martyr
• Nicholas Postgate (academic), Professor of Assyriology at the University of Cambridge
• Oliver Postgate, British animator, son of Raymond
• Raymond Postgate, British historian, son of John