Bates
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Frequency: (32709)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. English: patronymic from Bate (see Bartholomew).
2. Americanized form of German Betz. See also Betts.
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Oxford Dictionary of Family Names
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