Yeats Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Yeats Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Yeats family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 103
Agricultural Labourer 11
General Labourer 5
Labourer 5
Laundress 5
Plasterer 5
Farm Labourer 5
Farmers Son 4
Coal Miner 4
General Servant 4
Joiner 3
Tailor 3
Domestic Servant 3
Boarding House Keeper 2
Butcher 2
Annuitant 2
Carter 2
Charwoman 2
Cotton Weaver 2
Carpenter 2
Cook Domestic Servant 2
Taylor 2
Guernsey Maker 2
Gardener 2
Infant 2

Yeats Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Yates 60% 141,826
2 Yeates 83% 12,104
3 Yeats 100% 4,211

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The surname Yeats is the 3rd most popular variant of Yates.

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