Bates Name Meaning: A patronymic name from 'bate',meaning'son of Batte'.Can also mean rich in land.
Batte is of english origin & was a medieval diminutive of Bartholomew.
Discover how your Bates ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 529 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 246 |
| Channel Islands | 44 |
| Cheshire | 161 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 29 |
| Derbyshire | 493 |
| Devon | 81 |
| Dorset | 8 |
| Durham | 258 |
| Essex | 106 |
| Gloucestershire | 44 |
| Hampshire | 79 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 270 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 98 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 466 |
| Lancashire | 1,036 |
| Leicestershire | 486 |
| Lincolnshire | 295 |
| London | 983 |
| Middlesex | 160 |
| Northumberland | 232 |
| Norfolk | 235 |
| Northamptonshire | 375 |
| Nottinghamshire | 288 |
| Oxfordshire | 137 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 98 |
| Shropshire | 195 |
| Suffolk | 51 |
| Somerset | 46 |
| Surrey | 112 |
| Sussex | 251 |
| Staffordshire | 997 |
| Warwickshire | 792 |
| Westmorland | 18 |
| Wiltshire | 29 |
| Worcestershire | 116 |
| Yorkshire | 1,369 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 23 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 11 |
| Monmouthshire | 5 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,750 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 539 |
| Labourer | 188 |
| House Servant | 133 |
| Coal Miner | 111 |
| Dress Maker | 108 |
| Laundress | 67 |
| Servant | 66 |
| House Keeper | 65 |
| Lace Maker | 62 |
| General Servant | 54 |
| Farm Labourer | 52 |
| Carter | 51 |
| Shoe Maker | 49 |
| Tailor | 46 |
| Cotton Weaver | 40 |
| Carpenter | 38 |
| Nurse | 36 |
| Domestic Servant | 35 |
| Straw Plaiter | 35 |
| Gardener | 34 |
| Plaiter | 32 |
| Grocer | 31 |
| Cook | 31 |
| Blacksmith | 30 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Bates | 8,289 |
| William Bates | 8,266 |
| John Bates | 7,687 |
| Elizabeth Bates | 5,434 |
| Thomas Bates | 5,228 |
| Sarah Bates | 5,091 |
| George Bates | 4,703 |
| James Bates | 3,926 |
| Joseph Bates | 2,877 |
| Ann Bates | 2,701 |
| Henry Bates | 2,434 |
| Charles Bates | 2,344 |
| Jane Bates | 2,200 |
| Eliza Bates | 1,976 |
| Annie Bates | 1,831 |
| Hannah Bates | 1,745 |
| Emma Bates | 1,731 |
| Alice Bates | 1,698 |
| Ellen Bates | 1,587 |
| Edward Bates | 1,535 |
| Arthur Bates | 1,534 |
| Alfred Bates | 1,371 |
| Samuel Bates | 1,362 |
| Robert Bates | 1,334 |
| Frederick Bates | 1,262 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bates | 100% | 130,705 |
| 2 | Boots | 40% | 2,704 |
| 3 | Beates | 83% | 1,030 |
| 4 | Beets | 40% | 697 |
| 5 | Bouts | 40% | 655 |
| 6 | Battes | 83% | 554 |
| 7 | Bootes | 67% | 490 |
| 8 | Bats | 80% | 438 |
| 9 | Beats | 60% | 404 |
| 10 | Butes | 80% | 299 |
| 11 | Batis | 80% | 276 |
| 12 | Boates | 83% | 211 |
| 13 | Botes | 80% | 202 |
| 14 | Boats | 60% | 143 |
| 15 | Bets | 60% | 132 |
| 16 | Baites | 83% | 111 |
The surname Bates is the most popular version of all its varients