Origins of the Yeates surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 45North West 19Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 56East Midlands 24West Midlands 100East 35London 264South East 190South West 212South Wales 40Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Yeateses lived in london

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    1,800 Yeates Travel & migration records
    17,000 Yeateses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Yeates

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    What are the most common Yeates first names?

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    Common jobs for Yeateses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Yeateses in 1921

    Laundress

    94

    Dressmaker

    83

    Domestic Servant

    40

    General Servant Domestic

    39

    Charwoman

    33

    Commmon male occupations for Yeateses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    135

    General Labourer

    63

    Farm Labourer

    62

    Farmer

    49

    Butcher

    48

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