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Dictionary of
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Origin of the Surname YATE, YATES.
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From A Dictionary
of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A. Bardsley, 1901.
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YATE, YATES.
A local name
meaning "at the gate." M.E. gate, yate.
Monosyllabic local surnames frequently take a final s, perhaps the
patronymic, as in Williams, Jennings, &c.; cf. Stubbs, Styles, Stones,
Bridges, Brooks. Hence Yates for Yate. 'Gate (or yate),
porta, foris': Prompt. Parv. Other forms of this surname are Yeatts,
Yeates, and Yeats, q.v.
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Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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Names Index |
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B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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