Pates Surname
Approximately 3,018 people bear this surname
Pates Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Patrick,' from nick. Pate or Pait (Irish Pat). A great North-English name in its day; v. Patey and Paitson.
Walter Patte, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Willelmus Payt, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnamePates Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,004 | 1:361,015 | 32,174 |
| Philippines | 953 | 1:106,231 | 18,455 |
| England | 605 | 1:92,096 | 9,891 |
| Australia | 114 | 1:236,804 | 22,158 |
| Brazil | 82 | 1:2,610,663 | 78,641 |
| New Zealand | 46 | 1:98,442 | 13,260 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:79,347 | 6,699 |
| Greece | 32 | 1:346,243 | 48,387 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 397 | 1:61,399 | 7,157 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 125 | 1:401,749 | 29,788 |
The alternate forms: Pätes (1), Patês (1) & Patés (1) are calculated separately.
Pates (70) may also be a first name.
Pates Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Patrick,' from nick. Pate or Pait (Irish Pat). A great North-English name in its day; v. Patey and Paitson.
Walter Patte, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Willelmus Payt, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Cecilia Payt, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Patte, 1379: ibid.
1573. Henry Pate and Ann Stebberyncke: Marriage Lic. (London).
1574. Robert Pates and Johanna Vynte, widow: ibid.
1723. Baptised — John s. William Pate: St. James, Clerkenwell.
A diminutive of Patrick, which see. A surname found in Midlothian and Lanark, and an old name in Fife. Alexander Pate was canon of St. Andrews, 1528 (Macdonald, 2185). James Pate in Woodhead, Lanark, to be constable, 1709 (Minutes, p. 57). George Paitt in Caingour, 1626, and twenty-three more of the name are recorded in Lanark Commissariot Record. As forename: Pait Quheyt, 1525 (Rental), Pait Plumer in Kelso, 1567 (Kelso, p. 522). This is an ancient name in Fife, 1587, and later, spelled Pait. At and around this date there were many Patties, Patons, and Patricks in Fife, and Pait may therefore have been a diminutive of one of these names.
Pate’s (Son): v. Pate.
A badger. Halliwell.
Pates Demographics
Average Pates Salary in
United States
$38,325 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pates Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pates Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pates (Hindi: पटेस, Marathi: पटेस, Russian: Патес) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Pätes, Patês or Patés. Click here for further possible spellings of Pates.
How Common Is The Last Name Pates? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pates is the 146,813th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,414,694 people. Pates is mostly found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Pates live; 34 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 70 people.
The last name Pates is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,004 people, or 1 in 361,015. In The United States Pates is most frequent in: Illinois, where 14 percent reside, Mississippi, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States Pates exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 32 percent reside and England, where 20 percent reside.
Pates Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pates has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pates last name rose 803 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,950 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pates Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Pates surname are 2.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.02% being registered with the party.
The amount Pates earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.18% less than the national average, earning $38,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.42% more than the national average, earning $53,367 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pates Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pates in the Hindi language | ||
| पटेस | patesa | - |
| Pates in the Marathi language | ||
| पटेस | patesa | 85.71 |
| पतेस | patesa | 14.29 |
| Pates in the Russian language | ||
| Патес | pates | - |
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