Origins of the Yate surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 157North West 14Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 74East Midlands 24West Midlands 26East 25London 120South East 28South West 20South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Yates lived in north-east

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    220 Yate Travel & migration records
    3,200 Yates found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Yate

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    What are the most common Yate first names?

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    Common jobs for Yates

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

    Commmon female occupations for Yates in 1921

    Widow

    24

    Milliner

    16

    Cotton Weaver

    15

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Dressmaker

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Yates in 1921

    Yeoman

    71

    Husbandman

    36

    Coal Miner

    35

    Gentleman

    19

    Grocer

    18

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