Cate Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cate Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cate family

Profession Census Frequency
School 14
Coal Miner Hewer 5
School (scholar) 5
Charwoman 3
None 3
Farm Labourer 3
General Servant 2
Cook 2
Jobbing Gardener 2
Shepherd On Farm 2
General Servant (domestic) 2
Milker On Farm 2
Coal Miner (hewer) 2
Carters Mate On Farm 2
Son Working On Farm 2
Canvas Manufacturer For Art Needlework 1
Bank Clark 1
Engineers Pattern Maker At Iron Foundry 1
Grinder (edge Tools) 1
Iron Stone Miner Deputy 1
Means Catcker 1
Pensioner Retired Miner 1
Shihyard Haw Triller 1
Silver Wharehouse Girl 1
Labourer For Waterworks 1

Cate Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Coote 60% 9,790
2 Keyte 40% 4,047
3 Kate 75% 2,720
4 Cato 75% 1,922
5 Cate 100% 1,916
6 Cot 50% 1,825
7 Coate 80% 1,759
8 Coot 25% 1,133
9 Coat 50% 667
10 Cote 75% 569
11 Caute 80% 546
12 Keight 0% 528
13 Caut 50% 237
14 Eacot 20% 203
15 Cat 75% 150
16 Coet 25% 133
17 Coute 60% 122

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The surname Cate is the 5th most popular variant of Coote.

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