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 855
Coal Miner 136
General Labourer 70
Farmer 54
Domestic Servant 50
Labourer 41
Living On Own Means 38
Agricultural Labourer 34
Living On Her Own Means 32
Dress Maker 32
General Servant 28
Cotton Weaver 25
Blacksmith 24
Farm Labourer 22
General Servant Domestic 22
House Keeper 19
Carpenter 18
Iron Worker 17
Farm Servant 16
Joiner 15
General Domestic Servant 14
Grocer 14
Iron Chainmaker 14
Clerk 13
Stone Mason 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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The surname Bate is the most popular version of all its varients

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