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Yates Family Crest
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Where did the Irish Yates family come from? What is the Irish Yates family crest and coat of arms? When did the Yates family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Yates family history?

The Yates name comes from the old English "geat," and was probably first used as a name for a keeper of a gate.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Yates, Yate, Yeats and others.

First found in Gloucestershire, England where they were first on record in 1198. The name spread throughout England and Scotland, and possibly arrived in Ireland in the wake of the Norman invasion of 1172. Bearers of this name definitely came from Britain to Ireland with Cromwell's Adventurers for Land in the 17th century.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Yates research. Another 285 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1675, 1712, and 1839 are included under the topic Early Yates History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 25 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Yates Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Yates Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Edward Yates, who settled in Virginia in 1619
  • Edward Yates, who landed in Virginia in 1619
  • Joe Yates settled in Bermuda in 1635
  • Joe Yates, who settled in Bermuda in 1635
  • Jo Yates, aged 48, landed in Bermuda in 1635


Yates Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Eliz Yates, who landed in Virginia in 1703
  • Eliza Yates, who arrived in Virginia in 1714
  • Bartholomew Yates, who arrived in Virginia in 1737

Yates Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Charles Yates, who landed in Virginia in 1807
  • Samuel Yates settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1820
  • Andrew Q Yates, who landed in Texas in 1835
  • T H Yates, who arrived in Charleston, SC in 1838
  • G E Yates, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1850


Yates Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Robert Morrell Yates, who arrived in Alabama in 1911

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  • Joseph Christopher Yates (1768-1837), American politician, Governor of New York 1823-24
  • Sidney Richard Yates (1909-2000), American Democratic politician, representative from Illinois, longest-serving member of the House of Representatives
  • Richard Yates (1926-1992), American author
  • Frederick Yates (1884-1932), English chess master
  • Dornford Yates (1885-1960), English novelist
  • Aubrey Yates, Australian Professor of Psychology
  • Paula Yates (1960-2000), English writer and television hostess
  • Edmund Yates (1831-1894), Scottish journalist and novelist


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  4. McDonnell, Frances. Emigrants from Ireland to America 1735-1743 A Transcription of the report of the Irish House of Commons into Enforced emigration to America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1331-5).
  5. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  6. Kennedy, Patrick. Kennedy's Book of Arms. Canterbury: Achievements, 1967. Print.
  7. Woulfe, Rev. Patrick. Irish Names and Surnames Collected and Edited with Explanatory and Historical Notes. Kansas City: Genealogical Foundation, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-940134-403).
  8. MacLysaght, Edward. Mores Irish Familes. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0).
  9. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  10. Read, Charles Anderson. The Cabinet of Irish Literature Selections from the Works of the Chief Poets, Orators and Prose Writers of Ireland 4 Volumes. London: Blackie and Son, 1884. Print.
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