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Etymology of Yeates

What does the name Yeates mean?

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

Early Origins of the Yeates family

The surname Yeates was 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.

"The famous family of Yeats, which had formerly been in Dublin, settled in Co. Sligo at the end of the seventeenth century. There are a number of families of Yates and Yeates elsewhere unconnected with them. " 1

Early History of the Yeates family

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Yeates Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Yeates family

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Yeates Ranking

the United States, the name Yeates is the 12,112nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Yeates migration to the United States +



Yeates Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Francis Yeates, who landed in Maryland in 1662 3
Yeates Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Hannah Yeates, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 3
  • Robert Yeates, who arrived in Virginia in 1711 3
  • George Yeates, who settled in New England in 1765
  • John Yeates, aged 24, who arrived in Virginia in 1773 3
Yeates Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • William Yeates, aged 20, who landed in New York in 1812 3
  • Edman, Yeates, aged 29, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1812 3
  • Edmund Yeates, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1812 3
  • Mathcw Yeates, aged 20, who landed in New York, NY in 1833 3

Yeates migration to Australia +

Yeates Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. George Yeates, English convict who was convicted in Worcestershire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Baring" in December 1818, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4
  • Mr. John Yeates, (Yates), (b. 1804), aged 15, Scottish convict who was convicted in Glasgow, Scotland for 14 years, transported aboard the "Eliza" on 22nd September 1819, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1844 5
  • Mr. Anthony Yeates (b. 1771), aged 47, Cornish settler convicted in Cornwall, UK on 3rd August 1818, sentenced for life for robbing the house of Miss Tinney at Stratton, transported aboard the ship "John Barry" in April 1819 to Australia 6
  • Mr. Edward Yeates, British Convict who was convicted in Buckinghamshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Elizabeth" on 11th August 1820, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 7
  • Mr. William Yeates, (1815 - 1835), aged 20, British settler who was tried in Buckinghamshire, England in March 1834 for life for house breaking, transported aboard the "George III" on 12th December 1834, going to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) she sunk on the 12th Marh 1835 he drowned
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Yeates migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Yeates Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • George W. Yeates, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Zealandia" in 1861
  • Walter Yeates, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Triumph" in 1883
  • Henry Yeates, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Triumph" in 1883
  • Herbert A. Yeates, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Triumph" in 1883

Contemporary Notables of the name Yeates (post 1700) +

  • R. Owen Yeates, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1952 8
  • O. Cordell Yeates, American politician, Candidate in primary for Mayor of Logan, Utah, 1989 9
  • Jesse Johnson Yeates (1829-1892), American Democratic Party politician, Member of North Carolina House of Commons, 1860-62; Delegate to North Carolina State Constitutional Convention, 1871 9
  • Thomas Yeates (1768-1839), English Orientalist, the son of John Yeates, a turner, of Snow Hill, London
  • Victor Maslin Yeates (1897-1934), British fighter pilot in World War I
  • John Stuart Yeates MBE (1900-1986), New Zealand academic and botanist
HMS Repulse
  • Mr. Jack Yeates, British Able Bodied Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 9
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  2. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  3. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  4. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 16th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/baring
  5. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 10th February 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eliza
  6. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 30th May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_convicts.pdf
  7. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 3rd March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elizabeth
  8. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  9. HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html

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