Cator Surname
Approximately 3,223 people bear this surname
Cator Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,617 | 1:62,609 | 10,612 |
| England | 549 | 1:101,490 | 10,680 |
| United States | 455 | 1:796,613 | 61,475 |
| Haiti | 191 | 1:55,937 | 3,266 |
| Canada | 149 | 1:247,286 | 23,510 |
| France | 69 | 1:962,648 | 108,938 |
| Netherlands | 43 | 1:392,725 | 41,894 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 330 | 1:73,865 | 8,120 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 215 | 1:233,575 | 19,635 |
Cator (155) may also be a first name.
Cator Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the cater,' a caterer, more correctly a cater, contracted from acatour, a buyer for a house. 'Of which achatours mighten take ensemple': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. 'Catour of a gentylmans house, despensier':
Palsgrave. 'Catours, manciples, spencers, cokes': 1459. Mun. Acad. Oxfordshire.; v. Chater. The final er in Caterer is a needless addition, as in poulterer and upholsterer. It occurs early, as will be seen below.
William le Catur, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry le Catour, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
John le Achatur, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
John le Catur. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.
Bernard le Acatour, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
Nicholas le Catour. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
William Katerer, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1523. John Cater and Johanna Thrower: Marriage Lic. (London).
1569. Married — Henry Cater and Joan Powlter: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1803. — Francis John Cator and Mary Ann Humphreys: St. George, Hanover Square.
Perhaps from ME. cater, catour, a buyer of provisions, a caterer. Alexander Catour or Caytour held a tenement in Arnbroath, 1464, 1466, and Thomas Caytour witnessed letters of sasine, 1467 (RAA., II, 151,167). Alexander Catour was carter at Dunkeld in 1515 (Rent. Dunk., p. 150).
(Anglo-French-Latin) Caterer, Purveyor Middle English cater, catour, achátour; Old French acateur (French acheteur), buyer; Low Latin accaptare, to buy] Henry le Catour.—Hundred Rolls A gentil maunciple was ther of a temple, Of which achatours myghte take exemple For to be wise in byynge of vitaille.— Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 567-9.
(Teutonic) perh. also a nickname from the Ger. and Dutch kater, ‘tom-cat.’
Formerly acater, a caterer or purveyor. Halliw. Le Catour, Le Catur. H.R. The place allotted to the keeping of provisions purchased for the court was called the aeatry, and the purchaser himself bore the name of the Achatour. Le Achatur is another form in the H.R.
User-submitted Reference
An Armenian surname, exclusive to the diaspora east of Armenia - particularly Iran and India. It is an Anglicisation of the forename, Tsatur, which means 'gave'. It may be a shorter version of the name, Astvatsatur or Astwachater, which means 'God gave'. The Armenian version of the surname is Tsaturyan or Caturyan.
- Forebears.ioCator Demographics
Average Male Cator Height
178.13 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cator Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cator Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cator is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cator? popularity and diffusion
It is the 138,772nd most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,261,106 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Cator live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Cator is also the 738,219th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 155 people.
The surname is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,617 people, or 1 in 62,609. In The Philippines Cator is most common in: Eastern Visayas, where 31 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 29 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.
Cator Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cator has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 212 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 340 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cator Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Cator last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Cator earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 2.48% less than the national average, earning R 231,744 per year; in United States they earn 14.83% more than the national average, earning $49,548 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.1% more than the national average, earning $53,212 CAD per year.
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Cator Reference & Research
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