Popularity of the last name by country
Belgium
- West-Vlaanderen (175)
- Bruxelles-Capitale | Brussel-Hoofdstad (27)
- Antwerpen (22)
- Hainaut (21)
- Oost-Vlaanderen (10)
- Liège (5)
- Namur (2)
- Brabant wallon (1)
- Vlaams-Brabant (1)
All countries
- United Kingdom (212,476)
- United States (158,055)
- Australia (8,411)
- New Zealand (5,556)
- Ireland (5,273)
- Canada (4,247)
- Unknown country (3,649)
- France (3,253)
- Germany (836)
- Netherlands (796)
- Switzerland (643)
- Belgium (294)
- Italy (287)
- Spain (194)
- Mexico (176)
- Colombia (152)
- India (105)
- China (71)
- Argentina (67)
- Austria (67)
- Brazil (66)
- South Africa (55)
- Turkey (54)
- Philippines (53)
- Russian Federation (53)
- Cuba (51)
- Greece (49)
- Samoa (48)
- Hungary (45)
- Lebanon (45)
- Peru (45)
- Sweden (43)
- Indonesia (33)
- Panama (32)
- Poland (31)
- Paraguay (31)
- Egypt (29)
- Jamaica (29)
- Singapore (29)
- Norway (27)
Origine of last name
BATES : 1: English: variant of <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Bate">Bate</a> with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also common in Ireland.2: Americanized form of German <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Betz">Betz</a>. See also <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Betts">Betts</a>.
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