Yeates is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Yeates
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The variation of Yetts. The same as Yates - 1. In some dialects, Y and G are convertible letters, and a gate is called a yate or yat:
"Therewhiles the king ate mete sat,
The lyoun goth to play with outen the yat."

In the North of England, a gate-post is called a yate-stoop. The name may therefore be considered another form of Gates. 2. Sometimes yate appears to signify a goat.

The same as Yates - 1. In some dialects, Y and G are convertible letters, and a gate is called a yate or yat:
"Therewhiles the king ate mete sat,
The lyoun goth to play with outen the yat."

In the North of England, a gate-post is called a yate-stoop. The name may therefore be considered another form of Gates. 2. Sometimes yate appears to signify a goat.

The is the variant of Yate. See Yates - 1. In some dialects, Y and G are convertible letters, and a gate is called a yate or yat:
"Therewhiles the king ate mete sat,
The lyoun goth to play with outen the yat."

In the North of England, a gate-post is called a yate-stoop. The name may therefore be considered another form of Gates. 2. Sometimes yate appears to signify a goat.

The lastname is the form of Yates. Gates.

One who lived in, or near, the gate or gap in a chain of hills.

The surname is variation of the Yates. One who lived in, or near, the gate or gap in a chain of hills.

How popular is Yeates?

Yeates is common in England, United States, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Wales, South Africa.

Yeates is ranked 62051 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Yeatess grew by 11.87 per cent to 1866 since 2000 and ranked 15651 after elevating 333 spots. The last name was found in around 6 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.75 91.01
Black 6.11 6.06
Hispanic or Latino 3 1.26
Others 1.29 1.02
Yeates is quite popular family name mostly used in England however Trinidad and Tobago lie ahead in terms of density. Around 8097 people have been found who wears Yeates as their family name. Yeates is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Yeates:
2,762 England2,878
15,450 United States2,414
3,594 Australia1,022
Countries with hundreds of Yeates:
8,958 Canada459
1,745 Ireland303
4,124 New Zealand193
1,190 Trinidad and Tobago166
2,042 Wales162
34,477 South Africa140
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,426 Northern Ireland92
40,132 Argentina77
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,657 Scotland45
158,771 Germany22
40,624 Switzerland14
69,669 Spain13
6,695 Jamaica11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
111,742 Malaysia10
85,467 Netherlands9
310,552 Nigeria8
92,581 Zimbabwe8
336,266 France7
1,436 Antigua and Barbuda6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Thomas Yeates from Great Britain aboard the Silas Greenman from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 30 years old when he arrived in USA on May 3, 1849. Bridget Yeates (38) Maid, William Yeates (30) Workman, Elizabeth Yeates, aged 36, Frances-J. Yeates, aged 9, are other Yeates that migrated to US.

Yeates Namesakes

  • Jesse Johnson Yeates, Democratic U.S. Congressman
  • Victor Maslin Yeates, British fighter pilot in World War I
  • J. Lanier Yeates, American lawyer and novelist
  • Mark Yeates, Irish professional footballer
  • Thomas Yeates, American comic strip and comic book artist best
  • Jeff Yeates, former American football defensive lineman
  • Martin Yeates, former speedway rider
  • John Yeates, former Australian rules footballer

Yeates Namesakes

  • Jesse Johnson Yeates, Democratic U.S. Congressman
  • Victor Maslin Yeates, British fighter pilot in World War I
  • J. Lanier Yeates, American lawyer and novelist
  • Mark Yeates, Irish professional footballer
  • Thomas Yeates, American comic strip and comic book artist best
  • Jeff Yeates, former American football defensive lineman
  • Martin Yeates, former speedway rider
  • John Yeates, former Australian rules footballer

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