<P> Bates is a common surname of English origin and is derived from the name Bartholomew . At the time of the British Census of 1881 , 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 . </P>
<P> Bates is a common surname of English origin and is derived from the name Bartholomew . At the time of the British Census of 1881 , 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 . </P>
where does the last name bates come from
where does the last name bates come from
English origin
English origin