Gater Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gater Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gater family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 15
Dress Maker 13
General Labourer 11
Scholar 8
General Servant Domestic 8
Servant Domestic 7
Farmer 7
Carpenter 6
Tailoress 6
Coal Hewer 6
Coal Miner Hewer 6
Book Binder 5
Cotton Weaver 5
Dressmaker 5
Laundress 5
Coal Miner Hewer Under Ground 5
House Keeper 4
Potters Sanitary Presser-earth 4
Hawker 3
Painter 3
Blacksmith 3
Carter On Farm 3
Coal Miner Under Ground Hewer 3
Domestic Servant 3
Potters Paintress-earth 3

Gater Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gater 100% 6,448
2 Goater 83% 2,595
3 Gatter 83% 774
4 Geater 83% 613
5 Gayter 83% 576
6 Gaiter 83% 435
7 Gautier 71% 274
8 Gaytor 67% 129

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The surname Gater is the most popular version of all its varients

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