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  • Distribution of Ates Families in the US in 1840
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  • Distribution of Ates Families in the US in 1920
  • Distribution of Ates Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Ates Total Records: 6  Origin of Ates, Meaning of Ates Origin: In my family history the surname Coates originated from the Isle Of Man in the UK. Surnames: Coates. Submitted by: Debra Coates conroy. Origin of Ates, Meaning of Ates Origin: From Croydon, England Surnames: Gates Submitted by: Origin of Ates, Meaning of Ates Origin: Meates: Any Where, Any Time Surnames: MEATES Submitted by: S.C. Meates Origin of Ates, Meaning of Ates Origin: I am hunting for info about my Grandfather, Elmo Eugene Yates of Bibb County, Georgia Surnames: Yates Submitted by: Duane T. Yates Origin of Ates, Meaning of Ates Origin: MEATES: Any where, Any time. Interested in contact with descendants. Willing to share information. Surnames: MEATES Submitted by: S.C. Meates Origin of Ates, Meaning of Ates Origin: I believe that the name was originally gates, ie the keeper of the gates of the village ( trade name such as smith tailor etc) and the g became silent. While working in Sweden many years ago I was told there that the name was an old Swedish name meaning a goatherd. On returning to the UK I looked up some references to heraldry and found a Yates coat of arms with both gates and goats' heads. The motto "pro rege pro patria' for king and country. Surnames: Yates Submitted by: G Yates 12/2/2008 7:15 AM Page 1 of 1

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