How common is the surname Bate?

1,988 people in the United States had the surname Bate in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,305 Americans. It ranked 14,881st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bate?

Anthony Bate, British actor (1927-2012), followed by Bridget Bate Tichenor.

Where is the surname Bate most common?

Wikidata records people named Bate in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Bate getting more or less common?

More common. 1,747 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,988 in 2010, up 14%.

Is Bate also a first name?

Yes. Bate is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Bate

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,988 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bate is more common than 90.8% of them.

Origin

From a diminutive form of Bartholomew.

Bate is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,988 people named Bate in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 155,305 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,747.

#14,881

rank among US surnames

1,988

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+13.8%

change since 2000 (was #15,408)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,876	Bajwa	1,990	155,149
#14,878	Townson	1,989	155,227
#14,881	Bate	1,988	155,305

Who is named Bate

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

84% of people named Bate identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bates

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anthony Bate
British actor (1927-2012)
Bridget Bate Tichenor
British-American artist, surrealist painter, fashion editor (1917–1990)
Lauren Bate
British cyclist, born 1999
Jonathan Bate
British academic, biographer, critic, broadcaster, novelist and scholar, born 1958

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bate

Bate has the Soundex code B300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B300.

Questions

Where does the surname Bate come from?: From a diminutive form of Bartholomew.
How common is the surname Bate?: 1,988 people in the United States had the surname Bate in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,305 Americans. It ranked 14,881st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bate?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Bate identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bate?: Anthony Bate, British actor (1927-2012), followed by Bridget Bate Tichenor.
Where is the surname Bate most common?: Wikidata records people named Bate in the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Bate?: Bate is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Bate getting more or less common?: More common. 1,747 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,988 in 2010, up 14%.
Is Bate also a first name?: Yes. Bate is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.