Distribution of the name 'Bates'
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Geographical distribution of the name 'Bates' in the UK
Statistics: Figures on the surname 'Bates'
In the UK there are 7,731 phone book entries with the surname Bates and approximately 33,668 persons with this name.
Thus, the surname Bates is the 225. most frequent name in the UK.
People with this surname live in 68 counties. Most occurrences are in West Midlands: 769.
Other counties with lots of occurrences are Greater London (517), West Yorkshire (506), Derbyshire (385), Greater Manchester (356), Lancashire (304), Staffordshire (286), Kent (266), Hampshire (232), as well as Northamptonshire (207).
The following surnames sound like Bates: Betts, Boutique, Bodies, Budge, Beddows, Beds, Beddoes, Boats, Butts, Boots, Beddis, Batts, Bettis, Bits, Batch, Bites, Badge, Bootes, Budds, Beats, Buds, Boddice, Biddick, Boathouse, Baths, Betties, Bdge, Bitz, Buddies, Baddock.
The distribution of the name 'Bates' in other countries
Occurrence of the name Bates in the counties
| West Midlands - The surname Bates is is the 69. most common name - 769 persons |
| Greater London - The surname Bates is is the 264. most common name - 517 persons |
| West Yorkshire - The surname Bates is is the 241. most common name - 506 persons |
| Derbyshire - The surname Bates is is the 63. most common name - 385 persons |
| Greater Manchester - The surname Bates is is the 192. most common name - 356 persons |
| Lancashire - The surname Bates is is the 372. most common name - 304 persons |
| Staffordshire - The surname Bates is is the 65. most common name - 286 persons |
| Kent - The surname Bates is is the 214. most common name - 266 persons |
| Hampshire - The surname Bates is is the 220. most common name - 232 persons |
| Northamptonshire - The surname Bates is is the 82. most common name - 207 persons |
| Surrey - The surname Bates is the 162. most common name - 202 persons |
| Cambridgeshire - The surname Bates is the 125. most common name - 194 persons |
| Essex - The surname Bates is the 237. most common name - 192 persons |
| East Sussex - The surname Bates is the 215. most common name - 189 persons |
| Lincolnshire - The surname Bates is the 106. most common name - 178 persons |
| Hereford and Worcester - The surname Bates is the 275. most common name - 172 persons |
| Warwickshire - The surname Bates is the 52. most common name - 171 persons |
| Cheshire - The surname Bates is the 218. most common name - 164 persons |
| Nottinghamshire - The surname Bates is the 115. most common name - 148 persons |
| Gloucestershire - The surname Bates is the 369. most common name - 141 persons |
| Hertfordshire - The surname Bates is the 233. most common name - 132 persons |
| South Yorkshire - The surname Bates is the 195. most common name - 125 persons |
| Shropshire - The surname Bates is the 106. most common name - 114 persons |
| Bedfordshire - The surname Bates is the 122. most common name - 113 persons |
| Northumberland - The surname Bates is the 174. most common name - 111 persons |
| Berkshire - The surname Bates is the 256. most common name - 107 persons |
| Dorset - The surname Bates is the 333. most common name - 102 persons |
| Merseyside - The surname Bates is the 416. most common name - 101 persons |
| Tyne and Wear - The surname Bates is the 352. most common name - 97 persons |
| Oxfordshire - The surname Bates is the 201. most common name - 80 persons |
| North Yorkshire - The surname Bates is is the 511. most common name - 77 persons |
| Clwyd - The surname Bates is is the 212. most common name - 75 persons |
| West Sussex - The surname Bates is is the 198. most common name - 64 persons |
| Wiltshire - The surname Bates is is the 418. most common name - 62 persons |
| Suffolk - The surname Bates is is the 476. most common name - 62 persons |
| Cleveland - The surname Bates is is the 410. most common name - 54 persons |
| Dyfed - The surname Bates is is the 232. most common name - 52 persons |
| Durham - The surname Bates is is the 317. most common name - 51 persons |
| Devon - The surname Bates is is the 675. most common name - 48 persons |
| Buckinghamshire - The surname Bates is is the 175. most common name - 47 persons |
| Central - The surname Bates is is the 1798. most common name - 47 persons |
| Norfolk - The surname Bates is is the 374. most common name - 47 persons |
| Somerset - The surname Bates is is the 608. most common name - 42 persons |
| West Glamorgan - The surname Bates is is the 397. most common name - 38 persons |
| Leicestershire - The surname Bates is is the 91. most common name - 38 persons |
| Gwynedd - The surname Bates is is the 203. most common name - 28 persons |
| Tayside - The surname Bates is is the 1024. most common name - 27 persons |
| Strathclyde - The surname Bates is is the 1381. most common name - 26 persons |
| Lothian - The surname Bates is is the 1312. most common name - 24 persons |
| County Antrim - The surname Bates is is the 998. most common name - 18 persons |
| Isle of Wight - The surname Bates is is the 358. most common name - 18 persons |
| Grampian - The surname Bates is is the 930. most common name - 17 persons |
| County Down - The surname Bates is is the 689. most common name - 16 persons |
| Highland - The surname Bates is is the 429. most common name - 16 persons |
| Powys - The surname Bates is is the 357. most common name - 10 persons |
| Borders - The surname Bates is is the 293. most common name - 10 persons |
| Cornwall - The surname Bates is is the 757. most common name - 10 persons |
| Isle of Man - The surname Bates is is the 156. most common name - 9 persons |
| Fife - The surname Bates is is the 2176. most common name - 8 persons |
| Gwent - The surname Bates is is the 2290. most common name - 7 persons |
| Cumbria - The surname Bates is is the 648. most common name - 6 persons |
| Avon - The surname Bates is is the 449. most common name - 5 persons |
| Dumfries and Galloway - The surname Bates is is the 1762. most common name - 3 persons |
| County Londonderry - The surname Bates is is the 1028. most common name - 3 persons |
| Humberside - The surname Bates is is the 612. most common name - 2 persons |
| Mid Glamorgan - The surname Bates is is the 2916. most common name - 1 person |
| Fermanagh - The surname Bates is is the 1264. most common name - 1 person |
| County Tyrone - The surname Bates is is the 1586. most common name - 1 person |
