Rate Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Rate Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rate family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 9
Servant 5
House Servant 4
Farm Labourer 3
Weaver 3
Carpenter & Joiner 2
Assistant To Father 2
Hawker 2
Stone Mason 2
Boot Closer 2
Labourer 2
Wife Of Above 2
Mangler 1
Quarry Man 1
Char Woman 1
Licensed Hawker 1
Licensed Hawker's Wife 1
Work At Factory 1
Engine Drivers Wife 1
Employed In The House 1
Fell Monger 1
Railway Labourer 1
Cabinet Maker 1
Factory Operative 1
Mason 1

Rate Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Root 25% 7,489
2 Wraight 29% 4,989
3 Rout 25% 3,455
4 Rate 100% 2,071
5 Roote 60% 706
6 Raitt 60% 665
7 Rait 50% 550
8 Eart 25% 261
9 Reet 25% 257
10 Rata 75% 250
11 Wrate 80% 242
12 Route 60% 220
13 Roat 50% 192
14 Rite 75% 148
15 Riot 25% 147
16 Rote 75% 145
17 Rute 75% 144
18 Reat 50% 126

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The surname Rate is the 4th most popular variant of Root.

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