Yeates Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Yeates Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Yeates family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 271
Agricultural Labourer 46
General Labourer 30
Laundress 14
Dress Maker 13
Farmer 12
Living On Her Own Means 12
Domestic Servant 10
General Servant 10
Coal Miner 10
General Servant Domestic 8
Carpenter 8
Living On Own Means 8
Tailor 7
Labourer 7
Farm Labourer 6
Gardener 6
Living On His Own Means 6
Grocer 6
Butcher 5
General Domestic Servant 5
Agricultural Labour 5
Cook Domestic Servant 5
Warehouseman 4
Coachman 4

Yeates Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Yates 83% 141,826
2 Yeates 100% 12,104
3 Yeats 83% 4,211

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The surname Yeates is the 2nd most popular variant of Yates.

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