Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
YATES
There are approximately 38,385 people named Yates in the UK. That makes it the 230th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 608 are named Yates.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
GatesYeatts
Yeats
Yat
Yate
Yetts
Yaites
Yahtes
Yaytes
Yaetes
Yattes
Yaets
Yaittes
Yaates
Yatts
Yats
Yaits
Yaaates
Yaties
Yaats
Yaitts
Yatte
Yathes
Yayte
The Yates surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
YATES. 1. In some dialects, Y and G are convertible letters, and a gate is called a yatc or yat : —