Tate Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Tate Name Meaning: This is from the old English personal name 'Tata'.This is most likely a short form of various compound names.

This surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin and vast in Britain.As Tait the name was first recorded in Scotland in 1329.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Tate Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tate family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 700
Coal Miner 70
Domestic Servant 41
General Labourer 40
Dress Maker 33
Living On Own Means 31
Agricultural Labourer 29
Joiner 25
Cotton Weaver 22
General Servant Domestic 21
Farm Servant 20
Farmer 20
Laundress 19
Living On Her Own Means 19
General Servant 17
Blacksmith 17
Labourer 17
Clerk 14
Farm Labourer 14
Grocer 13
Tailor 13
Painter 12
Shoe Maker 12
Worsted Spinner 12
Butcher 11

Tate Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Tate 100% 34,713
2 Tait 50% 17,706
3 Tite 75% 3,758
4 Tout 25% 3,275
5 Otto 25% 1,065
6 Teat 50% 864
7 Tute 75% 796
8 Taite 80% 752
9 Ott 25% 683
10 Attoe 40% 629
11 Ette 50% 549
12 Tuite 60% 414
13 Toote 60% 212
14 Toot 25% 189
15 Teate 80% 119
16 Otte 50% 104
17 Teet 25% 102

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

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