Cates Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cates Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cates family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 133
Agricultural Labourer 17
Coal Miner 15
General Labourer 13
General Servant 8
Living On Own Means 7
General Servant Domestic 6
Living On Her Own Means 5
Farmer 5
Labourer 5
Carman 5
Laundress 4
Farm Servant 4
Dress Maker 4
Cook Domestic Servant 3
Living On Her Means 3
Clerk 3
Domestic Servant 3
Living On Own Income 3
Tailor 3
Farmer Son 3
Brick Layer's Labourer 2
Blacksmith 2
Farming Labourer 2
Teacher In School 2

Cates Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Coates 83% 74,854
2 Coats 60% 8,953
3 Cates 100% 5,304
4 Kates 80% 1,414
5 Cotes 80% 1,264
6 Cootes 67% 1,253
7 Cats 80% 585
8 Coots 40% 546
9 Coutas 50% 375
10 Coutes 67% 351
11 Couts 40% 151
12 Cutis 60% 127

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The surname Cates is the 3rd most popular variant of Coates.

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