Origin Displayed: English-Alt
Origins Available: English-Alt, English, Scottish
Spelling variations of this family name include: Tate, Tait, Tayte and others.First found in Suffolk, where a records from the Abbey of Bury St.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Edward Tate, who came to Massachusetts sometime between 1620 and 1650; Thomas Tate, who arrived in Virginia in 1635; James Tate, who came to Barbados in 1635.
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