Cate Surname
Approximately 10,351 people bear this surname
Cate Surname Definition:
(French-Latin) a French form of the Latin Cato-Sagacious [from Lat, cat-us] (Teat.) the Teutonic name-stem Cat-.
Cate Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,933 | 1:52,280 | 6,297 |
| Philippines | 1,068 | 1:94,792 | 16,505 |
| Guatemala | 920 | 1:17,481 | 1,485 |
| India | 267 | 1:2,872,904 | 87,446 |
| New Zealand | 247 | 1:18,333 | 3,213 |
| Netherlands | 155 | 1:108,950 | 17,471 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Australia | 111 | 1:243,205 | 22,593 |
| France | 82 | 1:810,033 | 97,301 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Turkey | 35 | 1:2,223,469 | 73,459 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Panama | 13 | 1:300,943 | 7,078 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 94 | 1:259,312 | 18,589 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,929 | 1:26,034 | 3,199 |
The alternate forms: Caté (11), Çate (2) & Catè (1) are calculated separately.
Cate (21,322) may also be a first name.
Cate Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French-Latin) a French form of the Latin Cato-Sagacious [from Lat, cat-us] (Teat.) the Teutonic name-stem Cat-.
(English) The son of Cate, a pet form of Cato (cautious); one who had charge of provisions.
William and Roger Catus, of Normandy, 1180. Roger C. 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Radulphus Cattus, of Lincoln, 1189 (Rot. Pip.). Alexander le Kat and others in England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). The family long flourished in Norfolk.
Cate Demographics
Average Male Cate Height
176.14 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cate Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cate Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cate (Hindi: चते, Marathi: चटे) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Caté, Çate or Catè. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cate? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 49,669th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 704,043 people. The last name Cate is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Cate are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cate is also the 36,051st most widely held given name globally, held by 21,322 people.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 6,933 people, or 1 in 52,280. In The United States it is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 15 percent are found, Texas, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 4 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 63 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 10 percent are found and Guatemala, where 9 percent are found.
Cate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cate has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 359 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cate Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Cate surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Cate are 15.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.42% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Cate earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $44,257 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.4% more than the national average, earning $56,342 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cate Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cate in the Hindi language | ||
| चते | cate | - |
| Cate in the Marathi language | ||
| चटे | cate | 50 |
| चाटे | cate | 25 |
| चाटॆ | cate | 25 |
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Cate Reference & Research
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Cates FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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