Gates Name Meaning: Occupational name for a 'gate keeper',can also mean 'dweller by the gate'.
This name is of english origin. From an old english word 'geat' now meaning 'gate'.
Discover how your Gates ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 53 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 55 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 48 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 33 |
| Derbyshire | 5 |
| Devon | 15 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 107 |
| Essex | 59 |
| Gloucestershire | 38 |
| Hampshire | 373 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 143 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 11 |
| Isle of Man | 5 |
| Kent | 202 |
| Lancashire | 246 |
| Leicestershire | 8 |
| Lincolnshire | 22 |
| London | 655 |
| Middlesex | 71 |
| Northumberland | 23 |
| Norfolk | 137 |
| Northamptonshire | 65 |
| Nottinghamshire | 9 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 11 |
| Shropshire | 39 |
| Suffolk | 30 |
| Somerset | 13 |
| Surrey | 173 |
| Sussex | 360 |
| Staffordshire | 223 |
| Warwickshire | 36 |
| Westmorland | 6 |
| Wiltshire | 20 |
| Worcestershire | 4 |
| Yorkshire | 105 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 10 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 565 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 210 |
| Labourer | 66 |
| House Servant | 38 |
| Servant | 38 |
| Straw Plaiter | 33 |
| Dress Maker | 31 |
| Laundress | 29 |
| General Servant | 25 |
| Shoe Maker | 23 |
| Coal Miner | 21 |
| House Keeper | 19 |
| Wife Of Above | 15 |
| Domestic Servant | 15 |
| Carter | 13 |
| House Maid | 13 |
| Tailor | 13 |
| Carpenter | 13 |
| Gardener | 12 |
| Cook | 11 |
| Cotton Weaver | 11 |
| Blacksmith | 10 |
| Wife | 10 |
| Lace Maker | 9 |
| Baker | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Gates | 2,505 |
| Mary Gates | 2,127 |
| John Gates | 1,661 |
| George Gates | 1,639 |
| Elizabeth Gates | 1,479 |
| Sarah Gates | 1,260 |
| James Gates | 1,184 |
| Thomas Gates | 1,080 |
| Charles Gates | 864 |
| Henry Gates | 856 |
| Ann Gates | 745 |
| Jane Gates | 631 |
| Eliza Gates | 551 |
| Alice Gates | 546 |
| Ellen Gates | 508 |
| Frederick Gates | 500 |
| Annie Gates | 497 |
| Joseph Gates | 484 |
| Emily Gates | 482 |
| Emma Gates | 465 |
| Alfred Gates | 462 |
| Edward Gates | 453 |
| Robert Gates | 445 |
| Albert Gates | 350 |
| Arthur Gates | 342 |