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
Living On Own Means 78
General Labourer 53
Farmer 42
Chain Maker 37
General Servant Domestic 32
Dress Maker 30
Coal Miner Hewer 30
Cotton Weaver 30
Cook Domestic 28
Domestic Servant 23
Carpenter 22
Scholar 17
Housemaid Domestic 17
Agricultural Labourer 17
Coal Miner 16
Dressmaker 16
Blacksmith 15
Coal Hewer 14
School 14
Tailoress 13
Bricklayer 12
Draper Assistant 12
Iron Moulder 11
Servant Domestic 10
Wire Drawer 10

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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