You can see how yates j families moved over time by selecting different census years. It is found recorded in most english counties, but is mainly associated with the west country. History and directory of yates county 1873 nygenweb. Since i originally posted this information in 2004 i have found several of my yates, clayton, and stiefel line back to the 1700s. Welcome to the yates family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. As the surname gate, gayte or gates is relatively common, and has the same meaning, yate, yates, yeats, yeates, and yetts are dialectal, the original g in geat being pronounced as a y. Yates surname not to be confused with yeats or yeates. Familysearch is a world leader in capturing, indexing, preserving and providing online access to genealogy records. May 27, 2014 yates coat of arms, family crest free image to view yates name origin history and meaning of symbols.
Marriage of convenience, friends to lovers, and more. Lancashire had the highest population of yates families in 1891. Yates this very interesting surname is of pre 9th century anglo saxon origin. Yates is name thats been used by parents who are considering unisex or nongendered baby names baby names that can be used for any gender. The name was originally derived from the old english word geat, meaning gate. Yates is a scandinavian or anglosaxon surname common among the irish, and best associated with the poet laureate of ireland, william butler yeats, and his family of painters, including founders of dun emer press and the abbey theatre. Yates family trees, crests, genealogy, dna, more linkpendium. Uk on 25th march 1830, sentenced for 7 years for stealing a pocketbook and. A free guide to help you discover yates ancestors in online databases, funeral cards, surname histories, census records, war ration books, naturalization. This page will attempt to relate a brief history of surnames or last names as we call them today, focusing on those of western europe.
We hope you will participate on the yates forums, it is a great place to find or post information on yates genealogy and is completely free to participate. Guide to yates county, new york ancestry, family history, and genealogy. However, the surname has been most common in lancashire almost half of all yates in 1891, with smaller numbers in yorkshire and staffordshire. Welcome to an engaged community county of lincoln, nc. The surname yates was first found in gloucestershire. The name spread throughout england and scotland, and possibly arrived in ireland in the wake of the norman invasion of 1172. Read the yates surname history and see the family crest, coat of arms for the. Generally the origination is topographical and describes one who lived by a prominent geat gate, and probably the gate of a walled city or town.
His first novel, revolutionary road, was a finalist for the 1962 national book. Ancestor search history and genealogy of the yates surname. Gate, gayte, gates, yate, yates, yeats, yeates, yett, yetts. His first book was the bear went over the mountain, a genealogy and social history of the yates family of virginia. Yates this very interesting surname is of pre 9th century anglosaxon origin. Nc live is available at all the county libraries or you can use it at home. He stated that they limited the family biographies to the early pioneer families who settled in yates county prior to 1820, yet they do not seem to have adhered strictly to this. Richard yates february 3, 1926 november 7, 1992 was an american fiction writer identified with the midcentury age of anxiety. Occupational name for a gate keeper,can also mean dweller by the gate. Genealogy of yates yates historical records surnames. Welcome to yates family history, i have recently updated the site and i moved to a new database for posting. Swann vital records collection, found at familysearch, is a digital index to 88,000 images located at the yates county history center, in penn yan, new york. Heritage quest is a genealogy database available through nc live.
Discover the meaning of the yates name on ancestry. This was 100% of all the recorded yates js in the uk. The english surname yates is local in origin, being derived from the place where a man once lived or held land. Yates is a name that first reached england following the norman conquest in 1066. The surname yates was first found in gloucestershire, england where they were first on record in 1198. Ancestors and descendants of alf and letha watson yates terry l harmon on. New york had the highest population of yates families in 1840.
The yates family history of hardin county, ky by kay joyce yates basham, 1984, k. In 1891 there were 5 yates j families living in nottinghamshire. Meaning, origin and history of the surname yates behind. Yates county history center is proud to offer for sale a variety of history books, prints, photos, postcards and an assortment of items for children including coloring books, old fashioned toys, hats and candy. Yates county, new york genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the yates surname. This was about 46% of all the recorded yatess in the uk. Basham edition, in english the yates family history of hardin county, ky. Yates also published as donald pantheryates was born in 1950 in cedartown, georgia and is of onequarter american indian descent.
Americans have learned in elementary school that their country was founded by a group of brave, white. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the uk, and how they made the journey from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure. Depression ran in the kennedy family, but when it hit andrea yates, the medication and support that had helped her siblings never quite comforted her. There are 4,000 immigration records available for the last name yeates. Subscribe to the surnamedb newsletter and recieve our fortnightly updates on top family history and genealogy news and tips, delivered straight to your inbox. In 1911 there were 458 yates families living in ontario. The name is first recorded in the anglosaxon charters of 779 as aet gete, however this is purely descriptive and in no way a hereditary surname. The variations of the name yate include yates, yate, yeats and others. My alabama surnames from clay, coffee, pike and randolph. Dornford yates, the pseudonym of the english novelist, cecil william mercer 18851960. In his preface to the history and directory of yates county, stafford canning cleveland stated that he and his partner, rodney l. To log in at home, choose gastonlincoln regional from. Yates coat of arms, family crest free image to view yates name.
In 1891 there were 8,852 yates families living in lancashire. The name yates means dweller by a gate and is of english origin. The stated intent of this book is to assemble historic, genealogical, linguistic, archeological, and geographic evidence, combined with the relatively new technique of ydna analysis, to open a new perspective of the history of scotland. For the former, it can refer to someone living near an important geat, or gate, likely one in a walled city or two, though it might also be the official who operated that gate or simply someone living in.
The meaning, origin and history of the surname yates. John yates has 35 books on goodreads with 10317 ratings. Maisey yates books list of books by author maisey yates. It was also sometimes applied to people who lived near a prominent gate.
Working on my familys history and genealogy are my hobbies. Family history and genealogy resources by surname yates surname origin origin anglosaxon an old word for a gate, a way, or a passage. A locational surname for a person who lived or worked near a gate, possibly the gate to a walled city. Many of the yates in lancashire may have come originally from a single place name, yate bank near blackburn. In 1840 there were 9 yates families living in new york. The name of each and every individual, which appears in the history, does not also appear here in this genealogical database, unless there was a record of him or her being related to another person in yates co.
The yates j family name was found in the uk in 1891. New york, yates county, swann vital records collection, 17232009. A dictionary of jewish names and their history by benzion c. The select surnames website washington state dental. John yates s most popular book is the mind illuminated. Nottinghamshire had the highest population of yates j families in 1891. Debra hughey boswell crosby and this is my home page.
All the surnames in my family tree are linked below under surname listing and are cross indexed with list of names. Listen to roxanne panchasis latest podcast, in which she interviews alexia yates about her book selling paris. A genealogical history elizabeth caldwell hirschman, donald yates on. Find the origins, meaning of the yates name, photos, and more. State of tennessee blair vs gardenhire and pathkiller 1820,transcribed copy of testimony of the court case pathkiller blair ferry case,non. Find yates trees, crests, genealogies, biographies, dna projects, and much more at the largest directory to free and pay genealogical sources. In this instance, the surname is derived from the old english. Name index to stafford canning clevelands 1873 history of yates county us gen web. The most yates families were found in the uk in 1891.
We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Adams, started work on it in 1869, and he alone finished it four years later. This was about 61% of all the recorded yates s in canada. The yates family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Find your familys average life expectancy, most common occupation, and more. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Books by john yates author of raising kids with character. See the everyname index to yates county will books for those currently on line.