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 | 431 |
| Buckinghamshire | 514 |
| Berkshire | 145 |
| Cambridgeshire | 228 |
| Channel Islands | 26 |
| Cheshire | 652 |
| Cornwall | 25 |
| Cumberland | 46 |
| Derbyshire | 914 |
| Devon | 148 |
| Dorset | 18 |
| Durham | 951 |
| Essex | 697 |
| Gloucestershire | 115 |
| Hampshire | 245 |
| Herefordshire | 20 |
| Hertfordshire | 394 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 51 |
| Isle of Man | 21 |
| Kent | 767 |
| Lancashire | 2,852 |
| Leicestershire | 859 |
| Lincolnshire | 448 |
| London | 2,757 |
| Middlesex | 884 |
| Northumberland | 515 |
| Norfolk | 246 |
| Northamptonshire | 764 |
| Nottinghamshire | 631 |
| Oxfordshire | 141 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 51 |
| Shropshire | 239 |
| Suffolk | 88 |
| Somerset | 107 |
| Surrey | 548 |
| Sussex | 462 |
| Staffordshire | 2,341 |
| Warwickshire | 2,006 |
| Westmorland | 17 |
| Wiltshire | 47 |
| Worcestershire | 439 |
| Yorkshire | 2,897 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 18 |
| Carmarthenshire | 8 |
| Denbighshire | 25 |
| Flintshire | 27 |
| Glamorgan | 231 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 95 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 2,433 |
| Farm Labourer | 183 |
| Labourer | 174 |
| General Labourer | 149 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 148 |
| Private Means | 131 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 126 |
| None | 121 |
| Dressmaker | 92 |
| Farmer | 88 |
| At School | 80 |
| Domestic Servant | 76 |
| At Home | 71 |
| House Keeper | 71 |
| Shop Assistant | 71 |
| Clerk | 69 |
| Scholar | 67 |
| Bricklayer | 67 |
| Housekeeper | 65 |
| General Servant Domestic | 59 |
| Charwoman | 57 |
| Butcher | 54 |
| Joiner | 54 |
| Errand Boy | 51 |
| Weaver | 50 |
| 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