Kates is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kates
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kates

How popular is Kates?

Kates is common in United States.

Kates is ranked 77052 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kateses grew by 20.68602 per cent to 4574 since 2000 and ranked 7284 after elevating 780 spots. The last name was found in around 16 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 68.61 71.32
Black 23.76 22.98
Hispanic or Latino 4.13 2.93
Others 2.27 1.58
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.83 0.71
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.39 0.47
Kates is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Jamaica is ahead in terms of density. Around 5744 people have been found who wears Kates as their family name. Kates is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
486,351 Russia10
381,097 Ukraine4
127,708 Czech Republic3
41,879 Turkey2
82,478 South Africa2
118,441 Germany2
4,171 Rwanda1
50,549 Georgia1
123,175 Tanzania1
62,864 New Zealand1
151,601 Spain1
47,891 Norway1
472 Tonga1
25,746 Finland1
277,603 France1
8,859 Iraq1
29,046 Japan1
12,270 Lebanon1
3,307 Malta1
17,768 Pakistan1
66,560 Philippines1
58,885 Poland1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
169,904 Brazil1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
36,678 Singapore1
81,201 Switzerland1
2,211 Brunei1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
220,163 Indonesia29
57,220 Netherlands27
435,402 India19
70,910 Zimbabwe11
Countries with hundreds of Kates:
10,034 Canada394
22,861 England220
5,873 Israel188
20,531 Australia123
2,171 Jamaica107
Countries with thousands of Kates:
8,178 United States4,581
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old workman Pat Kates who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on April 29, 1848 by Eliza Keith put out from Liverpool.

Kates Namesakes

  • Alix Kates Shulman, Writer
  • Kimberley Kates, Actress
  • George N. Kates, Author
  • Kimberley Kates, Actress
  • Kathryn Kates, Actress
  • Kimberley Kates, Actress
  • Naama Kates, Actress
  • Odile Katesi Gakire, Actress
  • Orin A. Kates, Basketball Coach
  • Nancy Kates, Filmmaker
  • In 2019, Devin Kates characterized the role of Seth in crime, drama film Viscera.

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