Yates.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A number of places in the United States: A township in McLean County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Lake County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Shelby Charter Township, Macomb County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wibaux County, Montana.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Orleans County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A former community in Taylor County, West Virginia, now under water.
Where this word comes from
From the Old English surname, from yate, obsolete form of gate.
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