Origins of the Bate surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 163North West 515Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 259East Midlands 72West Midlands 1401East 90London 1725South East 150South West 322South Wales 48Mid Wales 10West Wales 1North Wales 35Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bates lived in london

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    4,800 Bate Travel & migration records
    54,000 Bates found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bate

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    841st most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Bate surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Bate first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bates

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Bates in 1921

    Dressmaker

    197

    Domestic Servant

    125

    House Servant

    111

    General Servant Domestic

    107

    Housekeeper

    93

    Commmon male occupations for Bates in 1921

    Coal Miner

    393

    Farmer

    220

    General Labourer

    162

    Blacksmith

    149

    Carpenter

    129

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