Where Does the Yeates Surname Come From?

Clerks wrote Yates in many ways, and Yeates is one that stuck.

What does the surname Yeates mean?

Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Gatekeeper, or dweller by a gate”. According to the 2010 US Census, the Yeates surname had 1,866 bearers.

Is Yeates the same name as Yates?

The extra “e” in Yeates is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Yeats.

Does every Yeates family have a crest?

Arms linked to Yates and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Research your Yeates family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.