Yate Surname

42,099th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Yate Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the gate.' Middle English gate, yate. Monosyllabic local surnames frequently take a final 's', perhaps the patronymic, as in Williams, Jennings, &c.; compare Stubbs, Styles, Stones, Bridges, Brooks.

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Yate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia10,8011:4,423692
Senegal3421:42,630753
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Ivory Coast1721:134,1356,466
India1441:5,326,843130,588
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Philippines1131:895,91381,345
United States861:4,214,639225,501
England831:671,30238,633
Venezuela431:702,42011,917
Cameroon421:494,50240,134
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Benin261:397,52329,143
Mauritania241:170,6199,051
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Wales121:257,87814,969
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Congo51:997,81917,129
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:234,37917,485
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Yaté (6) are calculated separately.

Yate (4,025) may also be a first name.

Yate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the gate.' Middle English gate, yate. Monosyllabic local surnames frequently take a final 's', perhaps the patronymic, as in Williams, Jennings, &c.; compare Stubbs, Styles, Stones, Bridges, Brooks. Hence Yates for Yate. 'Gate (oryate), porta Joris': Promptorium Parvulorum Other forms of this surname are Yeatts, Yeates, and Yeats, which see. Evidently the two following names were closely related:

1606. Laurence Yate, of Nether Darwen: Wills at Chester.

1608. Laurence Yates, of Blackburn: ibid.

No doubt the family were known indifferently as Yate or Yates.

William atte Yete, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Batin atte Yete, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Richard atte Yate, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Johannes atte Yate, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire p. '34.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Of local origin from one or more small places of the name meaning, "at the gate," from Old English geat, ME. yate. "A final s is not uncommon in surnames derived from topographical features, and may be either the plural formation or genitive case ending, but it is not possible to say which from inspection," or, again, it may be "a meaningless excrescence, the addition of a terminal sibilant being not uncommon with uncultured people" (Ewen, p. 251). Adam del Yate was juror on an inquisition held at Lochmaben in 1347 (Bain, III, 1499), John Yet held a land in Arbroath in 1425 (RAA., II, 93), Johannes ȝett, capellanus de Vasthall, died 1479 (REA., I, p. 218), William Yet appears as church elder for Fortrie in 1607 (Mair, p. 61), and Agnas Yatts is recorded in the parish of Falkirk in 1681 (Torphichen). An ancient family in Teviotdale were the Yetts of Yetton. John Yetts, wright in Edinburgh, 1722 (Guildry, p. 126). Yeatt 1688.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller at a Gate [Middle English yat(e, yet(e, yeat(e,.O.E. geat, a gate, opening] Henry del Yate.—Chesh. Chmbrlns.’ Accts., A.D. 1303-4.

William atte Yate.—do. do. do., A.D. 1347-S.

William atte Yete.—Soms. Subsidy-Roll, A.D. 1327.

For other wey is fro the yate non.—Chaucer, Troil. & Cris., ii. 617.

And whan they came to kyng Adlands hall, Untill the fayre hall yate.—‘King Estmere’: Percy’s Reliques.

Sperre [fasten] the yate fast for feare of fraude.—Spenser, The Shepheards Cal. (May).

Cp. Yates.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. In some dialects, Y and G are convertible letters, and a gate is called a yate or yat: —

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

An old word for Gate. The same as Gates.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Gloucestershire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Yate Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yate Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Yate (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﺕ, Hindi: याते, Marathi: इ-याटे, Oriya: ଯାେତ) occurs in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Yaté. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yate? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 42,099th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 587,374 people. The last name Yate occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Yate live; 87 percent live in South America and 87 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 110,015th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 4,025 people.

The last name Yate is most frequently occurring in Colombia, where it is carried by 10,801 people, or 1 in 4,423. In Colombia Yate is primarily found in: Tolima Department, where 35 percent are found, Capital District, where 32 percent are found and Cundinamarca Department, where 7 percent are found. Besides Colombia it exists in 53 countries. It is also found in Senegal, where 3 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent are found.

Yate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yate has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 253 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yate Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Yate surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Yate surname are 34.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.25% being registered with the party.

The amount Yate earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 9.48% less than the national average, earning $20,551,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 30.96% less than the national average, earning $29,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaté926/
Yates89137,327/
Yatte895,365/
Yater89887/
Yatie89400/
Yaste89309/
Hyate89220/
Yathe89119/
Yatep89113/
Yatei89106/
Yatee8999/
Yaate8941/
Yatey8918/
Yateu8918/
Yatet8918/
Yateh897/
Yatez896/
Yated896/
Yoate896/
Jyate895/
Yadte892/
Yatea891/
Yahte891/
Yiate891/
Yat8646,191/
Hyatte80294/
Yattie8053/
Yaster8043/
Hyater8033/
Yathie8029/
Yatteh8023/
Yatheu8022/
Yattes8020/
Yatter8019/
Yathep8017/
Aayate8013/
Yaoute8013/
Yahate809/
Yathey808/
Yatesh807/
Yattey807/
Ayyate805/
Hyatee804/
Yatess803/
Jyathe803/
Yathee803/
Yiateh803/
Yather802/
Jyatei801/
Yashte801/
Yiatee801/
Yahteu801/
Hyatie801/
Yathes801/
Yatihe801/
Yatthe801/
Yachte801/
Yahthe801/
Yahtie801/
Yahute801/
Ayiate801/
Yateep801/
Yaytes801/
Yiated801/
Yahter800/
Yatees800/
Yati7550,480/
Yata7543,279/
Hyat758,728/
Jate752,734/
Yatt751,996/
Yote75679/
Yats75361/
Yath75250/
Yiat75237/
Yaty75207/
Eate75123/
Yast75121/
Yoat7517/
Yaat7515/
Iate758/
Jyat754/
Yazt754/
Yadt753/
Yhat752/
Yaht752/
Yiathet7318/
Yachter7316/
Yateesh7314/
Wanyate734/
Yahoute732/
Hyadtte731/
Ayiateh731/
Yahatte731/
Hyattee730/
Hyatt6733,170/
Hyata6732,005/
Jhate673,944/
Yatha671,842/
Yasti671,265/
Hyaty671,254/
Hyati67866/
Jatte67823/
Yatta67673/
Ayyat67654/
Yotee67616/
Jathe67466/
Yatti67465/
Jater67389/
Yathi67376/
Yatai67367/
Heate67316/
Jyati67312/
Jaite67286/
Yahat67285/
Jeyte67271/
Yaata67229/
Jayte67216/
Yatoy67199/
Hiate67188/
Yatih67171/
Hyath67146/
Yahut67136/
Jatie67119/
Eayte67109/
Jates67104/
Jaste67104/
Hyote67104/
Ijate6796/
Yoste6792/
Hyaat6792/
Yahti6785/
Yotte6772/
Yatis6771/
Yatui6770/
Yatgi6761/
Jyote6759/
Yatay6756/
Yatty6754/
Yatch6750/
Yatiz6748/
Øyasæter6745/
Yatit6743/
Jiate6741/
Giate6740/
Jatea6739/
Ihate6738/
Yaati6736/
Yatoa6736/
Aayat6735/
Jatee6735/
Yatio6735/
Yacht6734/
Yothe6730/
Yataa6728/
Yatip6728/
Yaeed6728/
Ayote6726/
Eyote6724/
Yotep6723/
Yadti6722/
Yoter6722/
Yatheesh6719/
Yatoi6719/
Yatté6719/
Oyyat6718/
Yatiy6717/
Yatii6716/
Ehate6716/
Jaate6715/
Jateh6715/
Yathé6715/
Yatyo6714/
Eyyat6714/
Jatey6711/
Yaeid6711/
Yaait6711/
Jaute6710/
Jatet678/
Yotes678/
Jated677/
Eatte676/
Iates676/
Yaaut676/
Yatts675/
Iatee675/
Aiyat675/
Yatid675/
Ajyat674/
Ioyte674/
Yohte674/
Geate674/
Yotei674/
Ajote674/
Hyhat673/
Yathy673/
Yiata673/
Yoteu673/
Yasht673/
Eiyat673/
Joyte672/
Yhatt672/
Jateu672/
Yaath672/
Yoote672/
Yoteh672/
Yatuy672/
Oyote672/
Jatej671/
Jyath671/
Jatge671/
Iathe671/
Iatte671/
Eadte671/
Ayjat671/
Yiatt671/
Yoyte671/
Aàyat671/
Ayiat671/
Jateí671/
Hyaht671/
Hyayt671/
Jatei671/
Yotie671/
Yoatt671/
Yayta671/
Yatiş671/
Yastý671/
Yahshteh671/
Yaiet671/
Aiote671/
Yayti671/
Iatie671/
Yohat671/
Yaïta671/
Yatys671/
Yasth671/
Yadta671/
Eatey671/
Hhyat671/
Yotey670/
Yasst670/
Yatgy670/
Yaats670/
Hyats670/

Yate Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yate in the Hindi language
यातेyate-
Yate in the Oriya language
ଯାେତyaeta-
Yate in the Marathi language
इ-याटेi-yate47.44
यतेyate28.21
याटेyate21.79
यटेyate2.56
Yate in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺎﺕyat47.06
ﻳﺎﺗﻪyath35.29
ﻳﺎﺗﻰyaty11.76
ﻳﺎﺗﻲyaty5.88

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