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The tate Surname

tate Name Meaning and History

English: from the Old English personal name Tata, possibly a short form of various compound names with the obscure first element tat, or else a nursery formation. This surname is common and widespread in Britain; the chief area of concentration is northeastern England, followed by northern Ireland.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The tate name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the tate family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of tate Families in the US in 1920
Number of tate families
 263-523
 88-262		 1-87
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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