Bate Name Meaning: A sortened form of the forename 'Bartholomew', which is thought to mean, 'rich in land'.
Taken from the popular forename 'Batholomew' which was made popular by the apostle St. Batholomew.
Discover how your Bate ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 7 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 6 |
| Cambridgeshire | 8 |
| Channel Islands | 20 |
| Cheshire | 286 |
| Cornwall | 423 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 28 |
| Devon | 230 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 5 |
| Essex | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 27 |
| Hampshire | 18 |
| Herefordshire | 10 |
| Hertfordshire | 10 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 37 |
| Lancashire | 719 |
| Leicestershire | 12 |
| Lincolnshire | 30 |
| London | 216 |
| Middlesex | 6 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 7 |
| Northamptonshire | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | 6 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 206 |
| Suffolk | 6 |
| Somerset | 10 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 798 |
| Warwickshire | 136 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 345 |
| Yorkshire | 33 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 27 |
| Flintshire | 8 |
| Glamorgan | 25 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 8 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 439 |
| House Servant | 85 |
| Labourer | 68 |
| Coal Miner | 65 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 58 |
| At Home | 49 |
| Farm Labourer | 36 |
| Dress Maker | 36 |
| Servant | 30 |
| General Servant | 25 |
| Annuitant | 21 |
| Farm Servant | 21 |
| House Keeper | 20 |
| Miner | 20 |
| Nailer | 20 |
| Tailor | 19 |
| Ag Lab | 18 |
| Ag Labourer | 15 |
| Farmer | 15 |
| Nailor | 15 |
| Shoe Maker | 14 |
| Blacksmith | 14 |
| Farmers Daughter | 14 |
| Scholar At Home | 14 |
| Nail Maker | 14 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Bate | 2,792 |
| William Bate | 2,575 |
| John Bate | 2,490 |
| Elizabeth Bate | 1,768 |
| Thomas Bate | 1,758 |
| Sarah Bate | 1,402 |
| James Bate | 1,202 |
| Joseph Bate | 1,070 |
| George Bate | 1,032 |
| Ann Bate | 1,006 |
| Henry Bate | 712 |
| Jane Bate | 668 |
| Richard Bate | 606 |
| Ellen Bate | 591 |
| Alice Bate | 557 |
| Charles Bate | 549 |
| Samuel Bate | 545 |
| Eliza Bate | 531 |
| Annie Bate | 520 |
| Emma Bate | 507 |
| Margaret Bate | 469 |
| Hannah Bate | 432 |
| Martha Bate | 430 |
| Edward Bate | 406 |
| Alfred Bate | 377 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bate | 100% | 39,237 |
| 2 | Boot | 25% | 11,937 |
| 3 | Beet | 25% | 3,890 |
| 4 | Boote | 60% | 3,252 |
| 5 | Beat | 50% | 1,079 |
| 6 | Boat | 50% | 545 |
| 7 | Beatie | 67% | 532 |
| 8 | Bute | 75% | 437 |
| 9 | But | 50% | 398 |
| 10 | Batie | 80% | 352 |
| 11 | Batte | 80% | 291 |
| 12 | Boit | 25% | 231 |
| 13 | Beate | 80% | 194 |
| 14 | Bat | 75% | 168 |
| 15 | Bot | 50% | 157 |
| 16 | Bout | 25% | 123 |
| 17 | Boate | 80% | 122 |
The surname Bate is the most popular version of all its varients