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
School 653
Coal Miner Hewer 67
Labourer 51
At School 40
General Labourer 39
Private Means 34
Farmer 34
General Servant (domestic) 33
None 33
At Home 30
Clerk 29
Dress Maker 21
Dressmaker 21
Farm Labourer 21
Domestic Servant 19
Shop Assistant 18
Assisting In The Business 17
Home 16
House Painter 16
No Occupation 16
Tailoress 16
Carter 16
Carpenter 16
Labourer General 15
Old Age Pensioner 15

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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