The yates Surname
yates Name Meaning and History
English: from Middle English yates ‘gates’, plural of
yate, Old English geat ‘gate’, hence a topographic name
for someone who lived near the gates of a walled town, or a metonymic
occupational name for a gatekeeper.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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