Bate Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bate Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bate family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,125
Coal Miner 116
Domestic Servant 50
Agricultural Labourer 49
Dress Maker 43
General Servant 38
Fustian Cutter 35
General Labourer 32
Labourer 32
Cotton Weaver 30
Annuitant 23
Chain Maker 22
General Servant Domestic 21
Carpenter 19
Farm Labourer 19
House Keeper 18
Joiner 18
No Occupation 17
Farmers Son 17
Clerk 15
Blacksmith 14
Milliner 14
Farmer 14
Iron Worker 14
Farmers Wife 12

Bate Surname Variants Ranking

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

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