Kate Family History
Kate Name Meaning
English (Middlesex and Hereforshire): probably from a pet form of the female personal name Catherine Catelin or perhaps from a Middle English reflex of the Old Norse male personal name Káti Kati Kate (from kátr ‘merry’). Possibly an Americanized form of German Köth see Koeth . Dutch (Ten Kate): topographic name from Middle Dutch cate cote ‘cottage hovel small farm’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022