Yeate History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Yeate

What does the name Yeate mean?

The Yeate name comes from the old English "geat," and was probably first used as a name for a keeper of a gate.

Early Origins of the Yeate family

The surname Yeate was first found in Gloucestershire, England where they were first on record in 1198. The name spread throughout England and Scotland, and possibly arrived in Ireland in the wake of the Norman invasion of 1172. Bearers of this name definitely came from Britain to Ireland with Cromwell's Adventurers for Land in the 17th century.

"The famous family of Yeats, which had formerly been in Dublin, settled in Co. Sligo at the end of the seventeenth century. There are a number of families of Yates and Yeates elsewhere unconnected with them. " 1

Early History of the Yeate family

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Yeate Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Yates, Yate, Yeats and others.

Early Notables of the Yeate family

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Migration of the Yeate family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Edward Yates, who settled in Virginia in 1619; one year before the "Mayflower," Leonard Yeats, who settled in Virginia in 1623; Henry Yates, who settled in Virginia in 1636.

Sources +

MacLysaght, Edward, Irish Families Their Names, Arms and Origins 4th Edition. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2364-7)