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
School 176
Farm Labourer 27
Private Means 21
Farmer 20
General Labourer 19
None 12
Dressmaker 11
Labourer 11
Dress Maker 8
General Servant (domestic) 8
At Home 8
Domestic Servant 8
Market Gardener 8
At School 7
Clerk 7
Shop Assistant 7
Shorthand Typist 7
Coal Miner Hewer 7
Butcher 6
Charwoman 6
Nil 6
Cook Domestic 5
Labourer On Farm 5
Old Age Pensioner 5
Errand Boy 5

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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