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.
Discover how your Tate ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 5 |
| Buckinghamshire | 12 |
| Berkshire | 15 |
| Cambridgeshire | 13 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 92 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 59 |
| Derbyshire | 41 |
| Devon | 27 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 1,027 |
| Essex | 159 |
| Gloucestershire | 22 |
| Hampshire | 73 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 19 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 33 |
| Kent | 69 |
| Lancashire | 547 |
| Leicestershire | 50 |
| Lincolnshire | 100 |
| London | 529 |
| Middlesex | 112 |
| Northumberland | 478 |
| Norfolk | 75 |
| Northamptonshire | 89 |
| Nottinghamshire | 102 |
| Oxfordshire | 8 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 15 |
| Somerset | 40 |
| Surrey | 155 |
| Sussex | 78 |
| Staffordshire | 139 |
| Warwickshire | 28 |
| Westmorland | 11 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 74 |
| Yorkshire | 1,813 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 4 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 24 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 12 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 569 |
| Private Means | 61 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 46 |
| Labourer | 31 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 29 |
| General Labourer | 28 |
| None | 28 |
| Farm Labourer | 25 |
| Domestic Servant | 23 |
| Dressmaker | 21 |
| Clerk | 20 |
| At School | 20 |
| Farmer | 19 |
| At Home | 19 |
| Cotton Weaver | 19 |
| Scholar | 17 |
| Bricklayer | 17 |
| Joiner | 16 |
| Weaver | 16 |
| Assisting In The Business | 15 |
| Student | 14 |
| General Servant Domestic | 13 |
| House Keeper | 13 |
| Plumber | 13 |
| Shop Assistant | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Tate | 2,414 |
| Mary Tate | 2,354 |
| William Tate | 2,314 |
| Elizabeth Tate | 1,475 |
| George Tate | 1,398 |
| Thomas Tate | 1,361 |
| Sarah Tate | 1,185 |
| James Tate | 1,098 |
| Ann Tate | 921 |
| Jane Tate | 892 |
| Robert Tate | 831 |
| Joseph Tate | 716 |
| Margaret Tate | 705 |
| Henry Tate | 579 |
| Hannah Tate | 562 |
| Annie Tate | 507 |
| Charles Tate | 436 |
| Alice Tate | 415 |
| Edward Tate | 373 |
| Eliza Tate | 349 |
| Isabella Tate | 342 |
| Ellen Tate | 330 |
| Emma Tate | 324 |
| Arthur Tate | 296 |
| Martha Tate | 289 |
| 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 |
The surname Tate is the most popular version of all its varients