Bates

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.

This article is about "Bates" as a surname. For other uses, see Bates (disambiguation).

Notable people

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E–J

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Fictional characters
  • 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
  • Tom, Amy, and Pattie Bates, characters in Dennis Potter's play Brimstone and Treacle


See also

References
  1. "Bates Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2014
  2. "English translation of the Old English word bat". majstro.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019
  3. "Bates Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History". coadb.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019
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