Yates 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 Yates ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 22 |
| Buckinghamshire | 104 |
| Berkshire | 161 |
| Cambridgeshire | 40 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 632 |
| Cornwall | 32 |
| Cumberland | 36 |
| Derbyshire | 493 |
| Devon | 59 |
| Dorset | 27 |
| Durham | 225 |
| Essex | 77 |
| Gloucestershire | 220 |
| Hampshire | 203 |
| Herefordshire | 63 |
| Hertfordshire | 21 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 31 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 219 |
| Lancashire | 8,999 |
| Leicestershire | 283 |
| Lincolnshire | 141 |
| London | 1,461 |
| Middlesex | 137 |
| Northumberland | 51 |
| Norfolk | 31 |
| Northamptonshire | 204 |
| Nottinghamshire | 263 |
| Oxfordshire | 83 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 31 |
| Shropshire | 251 |
| Suffolk | 9 |
| Somerset | 44 |
| Surrey | 167 |
| Sussex | 84 |
| Staffordshire | 1,764 |
| Warwickshire | 823 |
| Westmorland | 24 |
| Wiltshire | 163 |
| Worcestershire | 371 |
| Yorkshire | 1,682 |
| Anglesey | 6 |
| Brecknockshire | 8 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 9 |
| Carmarthenshire | 8 |
| Denbighshire | 30 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 44 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 48 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 4,158 |
| Cotton Weaver | 782 |
| Coal Miner | 524 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 216 |
| General Labourer | 184 |
| Domestic Servant | 177 |
| House Keeper | 131 |
| Labourer | 131 |
| General Servant | 118 |
| Dress Maker | 110 |
| Cotton Winder | 103 |
| Laundress | 93 |
| Carter | 64 |
| Farm Labourer | 63 |
| Annuitant | 55 |
| General Servant Domestic | 55 |
| No Occupation | 54 |
| Joiner | 51 |
| Cotton Operative | 48 |
| Cotton Spinner | 46 |
| Grocer | 41 |
| Charwoman | 35 |
| Silk Weaver | 35 |
| Butcher | 34 |
| Farmers Son | 34 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Yates | 10,145 |
| William Yates | 9,483 |
| John Yates | 9,088 |
| Thomas Yates | 6,217 |
| Elizabeth Yates | 6,022 |
| James Yates | 5,754 |
| Sarah Yates | 4,957 |
| George Yates | 4,368 |
| Ann Yates | 3,796 |
| Alice Yates | 3,246 |
| Joseph Yates | 3,119 |
| Jane Yates | 2,790 |
| Ellen Yates | 2,458 |
| Henry Yates | 2,307 |
| Margaret Yates | 2,253 |
| Charles Yates | 2,180 |
| Annie Yates | 1,961 |
| Robert Yates | 1,895 |
| Eliza Yates | 1,604 |
| Hannah Yates | 1,591 |
| Richard Yates | 1,573 |
| Emma Yates | 1,567 |
| Martha Yates | 1,483 |
| Samuel Yates | 1,450 |
| Edward Yates | 1,301 |