Yeates Surname

62,036th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Yeates Surname Definition:

A variant of Yate and Yeatman.

1713. Married — John Yeats and Ann Davis: St. George, Hanover Square.

1760. — John Baynom and Ann Yeates: ibid.

Yeates Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8781:19,3602,762
United States2,4141:150,14915,452
Australia1,0221:26,4153,594
Canada4591:80,2748,958
Ireland3031:15,5411,745
New Zealand1931:23,4634,124
Trinidad and Tobago1661:8,2171,190
Wales1621:19,1022,042
South Africa1401:386,98434,477
Northern Ireland921:20,0552,426
Argentina771:555,10940,132
Scotland451:118,9747,657
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
France71:9,488,960336,266
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Guam11:160,1214,893
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2091:21,1962,428
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5561:15,6652,313
Wales771:20,3691,182
Scotland371:101,1685,037
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5251:95,6559,761

Yeates Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Yate and Yeatman.

1713. Married — John Yeats and Ann Davis: St. George, Hanover Square.

1760. — John Baynom and Ann Yeates: ibid.

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

(North.) = Yates, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Yeates Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yeates is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeates? popularity and diffusion

It is the 62,036th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 900,030 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Yeates are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 2,878 people, or 1 in 19,360. In England Yeates is mostly found in: Hampshire, where 10 percent are found, Greater London, where 8 percent are found and Gloucestershire, where 6 percent are found. Excluding England this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Yeates Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yeates has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 460 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 145 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 210 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 122 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yeates Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Presbyterian (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Yeates surname are 23.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Yeates earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 38.92% more than the national average, earning R 330,120 per year; in United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.47% more than the national average, earning $62,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeattes9237/
Yeate9110/
Yeater831,978/
Geates8341/
Yeaste8323/
Yeateh8323/
Yeatee8315/
Yeotes837/
Yeyate837/
Yeatis833/
Ieates833/
Yeated832/
Yeatie831/
Yaytes831/
Yeatesová803/
Yeasted77105/
Yeatter7765/
Yeaster7728/
Yeahtee776/
Yeathet771/
Ajeates771/
Yeather771/
Goeates771/
Geathes770/
Yeatteatts751/
Iyete73235/
Eayte73109/
Yeati7317/
Yeote7312/
Ejate7311/
Geate734/
Yeata733/
Yeaty731/
Eotes730/
Yeastedt7127/
Yejati67264/
Jeater67110/
Jayate6755/
Geotes6739/
Yeotis6736/
Yeyati6718/
Aayate6713/
Yaoute6713/
Jhyate6712/
Jeatea679/
Ejateh677/
Jyeati677/
Yayote675/
Eeatte674/
Jeaste674/
Jiyate674/
Yehati674/
Jeutes673/
Ejatis673/
Yeyote672/
Yeatih671/
Ouates671/
Eayate671/
Eehate671/
Geatte671/
Yeatti671/
Yeytey671/
Eseate671/
Jeyathees671/
Yawete671/
Yayete671/
Yeahti671/
Yahute671/
Geathe670/
Yeasty670/
Oeotes670/
Geatee670/
Yoyate670/
Yeasteadt670/

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Footnotes

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