Yeates Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Yeates Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Yeates family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 26
Farmer 16
Scholar 16
General Labourer 14
Dress Maker 12
General Servant Domestic 12
Cook Domestic 10
Housemaid Domestic 10
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 9
School Boy 9
Carter On Farm 8
School Girl 8
Market Gardener 8
Charwoman 7
House Keeper 6
Agricultural Labourer 6
Domestic Servant 6
Laundress Wash 6
Railway Porter 5
Tailor 5
Tailoress 5
General Agricultural Labourer 5
Laundress 4
Cotton Weaver 4
Servant Domestic 4

Yeates Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Yates 83% 141,826
2 Yeates 100% 12,104
3 Yeats 83% 4,211

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The surname Yeates is the 2nd most popular variant of Yates.

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