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Bates is a common
surname of
English origin and is derived from the name
Bartholomew .
[1] The name could also originate from the
Old English "Bat", meaning "
Boat ",
[2] as used to identify a person whose occupation was
boatman .
[3] Another origin is that which means "lush pasture", describing someone who lived near such a place.
[3]
At the time of the British Census of 1881,
[1] the relative frequency of the surname Bates was highest in
Buckinghamshire (5.2 times the British average), followed by
Leicestershire ,
Bedfordshire ,
Northamptonshire ,
Derbyshire ,
Staffordshire ,
Warwickshire ,
Huntingdonshire ,
Cambridgeshire and
Oxfordshire .
Etymology of the word sets in with suffix -bate, e.g. rebate, also observed with abatement (i.e. gradient). As well found in forms like probation, describing corresponding change, and thus debate, surrounding centrifuges of context.
Aaron Bates (born 1984), American baseball player and coach
Alan Bates (1934–2003), British actor
Albert Bates (born 1947), U.S. environmentalist
Allie Bates (born 1957), U.S. magazine writer
Alta Bates (1879–1955), American nurse anesthetist and founder of Alta Bates Hospital
Angelique Bates (born 1980), American actress
Anna Haining Bates (1846–1888), Canadian woman who stood 7'5+ 1 ⁄2 "
Arlo Bates (1850–1918), author and professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Arthur Laban Bates (1859–1934), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1901–13
Barbara Bates (1925–1969), U.S. actress and singer
Barrie Bates (born 1969), Welsh darts player
Benjamin Bates (disambiguation) , multiple people
Benjamin Bates IV (1808–1878), philanthropist, founder of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine
Bill Bates (born 1961), U.S. player of American football
Billy Bates (1855–1900), English cricketer
Blanche Bates (1873–1941), American stage actress
Blaster Bates (1923–2006), British demolition expert
Bob Bates, multiple people
Carl S. Bates (1884–1956), American aviation pioneer
Cary Bates (born 1948), American comic book writer
Cat Bates (born 1986), child model for
Jamie Wyeth and younger brother of
Orca Bates
Charlotte Fiske Bates (1838–1916), American author
Clara Doty Bates (1838–1895), American author
Clara Nettie Bates (1876–1966), American editor, writer, clubwoman
Clayton
Peg Leg Bates (1907–1998), American entertainer
Daisy Bates (disambiguation) , multiple people
David Bates (disambiguation) , multiple people
Dick Bates (born 1945), Major League Baseball pitcher
D'Wayne Bates (born 1975), U.S. player of American football
Dustin Bates ( born 1986) Starset singer
Edward Bates (1793–1869), U.S. jurist and politician, candidate for US president, 1860, and US Attorney General, 1861–1864
Elizabeth Bates (1947–2003), Professor of psychology and cognitive science at the University of California, San Diego
Emma Bates (born 1997), Doctor of Social Geography
Emily Bates (born 1995), Australian rules footballer
Emoni Bates (born 2004), American basketball player
Erastus Newton Bates (1828–1898), American politician
Evan Bates (born 1989), American ice dancer
Frederick Bates (1777–1825), U.S. jurist and politician
Freya Bates (born 2009), Youngest Forensic Anthropologist, Holds world record for naming all 206 bones on the human body in 1 minute and 12 seconds
George Joseph Bates (1891–1949), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1937–49
George Latimer Bates (1863–1940), American naturalist
Gilbert Bates (1836–1917), Wisconsin Civil War veteran
Granville Bates (1882–1940), American actor
Guy Bates (born 1985), English footballer
H. E. Bates (Herbert Ernest Bates, 1905–1974), English writer and author
Harriet Bates (1856–1886), American writer
Harry Bates (disambiguation) , multiple people
Henry Bates (disambiguation) , multiple people
Isaac Chapman Bates (1779–1845), U.S. Representative, 1827–35, and U.S. Senator 1841–45, from Massachusetts
James Bates (disambiguation) , one of several people
Jamie Bates (born 1989), English welterweight kickboxer
Jamie Bates (footballer) (born 1968), English footballer
Jason Bates (born 1971), U.S. professional baseball player
Jeanne Bates (1918–2007), U.S. actress
Jeff Bates (born 1963), U.S. country singer
Jeff Bates (technologist) (born 1976), U.S. businessman
Jennifer Bates (labor organizer) , American labor organizer
Jeremy Bates (disambiguation) , multiple people
Jessie Bates (born 1997), American football player
Jim Bates (disambiguation) , multiple people
John Bates (disambiguation) , multiple people
Joseph Bates (disambiguation) , multiple people
Josephine White Bates (1862–1934), Canadian-born American author
Joshua Bates (disambiguation) , multiple people
Juanita Breckenridge Bates (1860–1946), American Congregationalist minister and suffragette
Katharine Lee Bates (1859–1929), U.S. poet
Kathy Bates (born 1948), U.S. actor
Ken Bates (Kenneth William Bates, born 1931), British businessman and football club owner/chairman
Lindon Wallace Bates (1858–1924), Civil engineer who designed the "three-lakes" of the Panama Canal
L. C. Bates (1904–1980), African-American civil rights activist
Lefty Bates (1920–2007), American Chicago blues guitarist
Leon Bates (pianist) (born 1949), American pianist
Leon Bates (American labor leader) (1899–1972), UAW Union Organizer
Leonard Bates (1895–1971), English cricketer
Madeleine Bates (born
c. 1948 ), American computational linguistics researcher
Margret Holmes Bates (1844–1927), American author
Mario Bates (born 1973), U.S. player of American football
Marston Bates (1906–1974), U.S. zoologist
Martha E. Cram Bates (1839–1905), writer, journalist, newspaper editor
Martin Bates (disambiguation) , multiple people
Mason Bates (born 1977), American composer
Matthew Bates (born 1986), English footballer
Maxwell Bates (1906–1980), Canadian architect and artist
Michael Bates (disambiguation) , one of several people
Mick Bates (disambiguation) , one of several people
Morris Bates (1864–1905), English footballer
Nancy Bates (statistician) , statistician with the US Census
Nicholas James Bates (born 1962), British musician known as Nick Rhodes
Orca Bates (born 1976), child model for
Jamie Wyeth
Paddy Roy Bates (1921–2012), pirate radio broadcaster and Sealand founder
Patricia Martin Bates (born 1927), artist
Paul L. Bates (1908–1995), Colonel, United States Army
Phil Bates (born 1953), guitarist and vocalist with the Orchestra (former members of ELO and ELO Part II)
Ralph Bates, multiple people
Robert Bates (disambiguation) , one of several people
Roger Bates (born 1947), American bridge player
Ronald Bates (1932–1986), New York City Ballet production stage manager
Ryan Bates (born 1997), American football player
Samuel Penniman Bates (1827–1902), American educator
Sandra Bates, director of the
Ensemble Theatre in Sydney, Australia, from 1986 to 2015
Sara Bates (born 1944), U.S. artist
Shawn Bates (born 1975), U.S. hockey player
Sidney Bates (1921–1944), British soldier
Simon Bates (born 1946), British radio presenter
Stuart 'Pinkie' Bates , organ/synthesizer player
Stephen Bates (born 1992), Australian politician
Stephen Bates (sheriff) (1842–1907), American law enforcement officer
Stephen Bates Baltes (1953–2003), American musical director for "
Barney and the Backyard Gang " (1988–89)
Ted Bates (footballer) (1918–2003), English footballer
Thomas Bates (1567–1606), key conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605
Tom Bates (born 1938), U.S. politician
Tyler Bates (born 1965), U.S. musician
Tryphosa Bates-Batcheller (1876–1952), U.S. singer
William Bates (disambiguation) , multiple people
Willis Bates (1880–1939), American college sports coach
Bates (Stargate) , a character in Stargate
Kid Marvelman , a Marvel Comics character whose original name was Johnny Bates
Eric, U.S. and Fancy Bates, characters in the 1982 film
The Toy
John Bates , a character from Downton Abbey , married to Anna
Anna Bates , a character from Downton Abbey , married to John
Joshua T. Bates, a character of Susan Shreve
Nigel Bates , a character from the soap opera EastEnders
Norman Bates , a character from the 1960 film Psycho
Paul Bates, a character in the 2011 fantasy comedy movie
Midnight in Paris
Tom, Amy, and Pattie Bates, characters in Dennis Potter's play
Brimstone and Treacle