Bates

Bates is a common surname of English origin and is derived from the name Bartholomew.^[1] The name could also originate from the Old English "Bat", meaning "Boat",^[2] as used to identify a person whose occupation was boatman.^[3] Another origin is that which means “lush pasture”, describing someone who lived near such a place.^[3] At the time of the British Census of 1881,^[1] 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.

Notable people[]

A–D[]

Alan Bates (1934–2003), British actor
Albert Bates (born 1947), U.S. environmentalist
Allie Bates (born 1957), U.S. magazine writer
Alta Bates (1879–1955), American nurse anesthetist and founder of Alta Bates Hospital
Angelique Bates (born 1980), American actress
Anna Haining Bates (1846–1888), Canadian woman who stood 7'5½"
Arlo Bates (1850–1918), author and professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Arthur Laban Bates (1859–1934), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1901–13
Barbara Bates (1925–1969), U.S. actress and singer
Barrie Bates (born 1969), Welsh darts player
Benjamin Bates (disambiguation), multiple people
- Benjamin Bates IV (1808–1878), philanthropist, founder of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine
Bill Bates (born 1961), U.S. player of American football
Billy Bates (1855–1900), English cricketer
Blanche Bates (1873–1941), American stage actress
Blaster Bates (1923–2006), British demolition expert
Bob Bates, multiple people
- Bob Bates (musician) (1923–1981), first bassist of The Dave Brubeck Quartet, 1951–58
- Bob Bates (born 1953), U.S. game designer
Carl S. Bates (1884–1956), American aviation pioneer
Cary Bates (born 1948), American comic book writer
Cat Bates (born 1986), child model for Jamie Wyeth and younger brother of Orca Bates
Charlotte Fiske Bates (1838–1916), American author
Clara Doty Bates (1838–1895), American author
Clara Nettie Bates (1876-1966), American editor, writer, clubwoman
Clayton Peg Leg Bates (1907–1998), American entertainer
Daisy Bates (disambiguation), multiple people
- Daisy Bates (civil rights activist) (Daisy Lee Gatson Bates, 1914–1999), U.S. civil rights activist
- Daisy Bates (Australia) (Daisy May Bates, 1859–1951), Australian journalist
David Bates (disambiguation), multiple people
- David Bates (historian) (born 1945), historian, writer of books about William I of England and Odo of Bayeux
- David Bates (physicist) (1916–1994), physicist winner of the 1970 Hughes Medal
- David Bates (poet) (1809–1870), U.S. poet
Dick Bates (born 1945), Major League Baseball pitcher
D'Wayne Bates (born 1975), U.S. player of American football

E–J[]

Edward Bates (1793–1869), U.S. jurist and politician, candidate for US president, 1860, and US Attorney General, 1861–1864
Elizabeth Bates (1947–2003), Professor of psychology and cognitive science at the University of California, San Diego
Emily Bates (born 1995), Australian rules footballer
Emoni Bates (born 2004), American basketball player
Erastus Newton Bates (1828–1898), American politician
Evan Bates (born 1989), American ice dancer
Frederick Bates (1777–1825), U.S. jurist and politician
George Joseph Bates (1891–1949), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1937–49
George Latimer Bates (1863–1940), American naturalist
Gilbert Bates (1836–1917), Wisconsin Civil War veteran
Granville Bates (1882–1940), American actor
Guy Bates (born 1985), English footballer
H. E. Bates (Herbert Ernest Bates, 1905–1974), English writer and author
Harriet Bates (1856–1886), American writer
Harry Bates (disambiguation), multiple people
- Harry Bates (sculptor) (1850–1899), British sculptor
- Harry Bates (author) (1900–1981), U.S. science fiction writer
Henry Bates (disambiguation), multiple people
- Henry Bates (politician), U.S. politician
- Henry Moore Bates (1869–1949), American lawyer and president of the Order of the Coif
- Henry Walter Bates (1825–1892), British zoologist
- Henry Bates (British Army officer) (1813–1893), British general.
Isaac Chapman Bates (1779–1845), U.S. Representative, 1827–35, and U.S. Senator 1841–45, from Massachusetts
James Bates (disambiguation), one of several people
Jamie Bates (born 1989), English welterweight kickboxer
Jamie Bates (footballer) (born 1968), English footballer
Jason Bates (born 1971), U.S. professional baseball player
Jeanne Bates (1918–2007), U.S. actress
Jeff Bates (born 1963), U.S. country singer
Jeff Bates (technologist) (born 1976), U.S. businessman
Jeremy Bates (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jeremy Bates (American football) (born 1976), American football coach
- Jeremy Bates (boxer) (born 1974), American boxer
- Jeremy Bates (tennis) (born 1962), British tennis player
Jessie Bates (born 1997), American football player
Jim Bates (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jim Bates (politician) (born 1941), U.S. Representative from California, 1983–91
- Jim Bates (American football) (born 1946), U.S. coach of American football
John Bates (disambiguation), multiple people
- Johnny Bates (baseball) (1882–1949), baseball player
Joseph Bates (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joseph E. Bates (1837–1900), 19th-century mayor of Denver, Colorado
- Joseph Bates (Adventist) (1792–1872), U.S. Adventist and health reformist
Josephine White Bates (1862–1934), Canadian-born American author
Joshua Bates (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joshua Bates (educator) (1776–1854), American minister and teacher
- Joshua Bates (financier) (1788–1864), benefactor of Boston Public Library
- Joshua Hall Bates (1817–1908), American Civil War general
Juanita Breckenridge Bates (1860–1946), American Congregationalist minister and suffragette

K–R[]

Katharine Lee Bates (1859–1929), U.S. poet
Kathy Bates (born 1948), U.S. actor
Ken Bates (Kenneth William Bates, born 1931), British businessman and football club owner/chairman
Lindon Wallace Bates (1858–1924), Civil engineer who designed the "three-lakes" of the Panama Canal
L. C. Bates (1904–1980), African-American civil rights activist
Leon Bates (pianist) (born 1949), American pianist
Leon Bates (American labor leader) (1899–1972), UAW Union Organizer
Leonard Bates (1895–1971), English cricketer
Madeleine Bates (born circa 1948), American computational linguistics researcher
Margret Holmes Bates (1844-1927), American author
Mario Bates (born 1973), U.S. player of American football
Marston Bates (1906–1974), U.S. zoologist
Martha E. Cram Bates (1839–1905), writer, journalist, newspaper editor
Martin Bates (disambiguation), multiple people
- Martin Van Buren Bates (1837–1919), U.S. politician
- Martin W. Bates (1786–1869), U.S. Senator from Delaware
Mason Bates (born 1977), American composer
Matthew Bates (born 1986), English footballer
Maxwell Bates (1906–1980), Canadian architect and artist
Michael Bates (disambiguation), one of several people
Mick Bates (disambiguation), one of several people
Morris Bates (1864–1905), English footballer
Nancy Bates, statistician with the US Census
Nicholas James Bates (born 1962), British musician known as Nick Rhodes
Orca Bates (born 1976), child model for Jamie Wyeth
Paddy Roy Bates (1921–2012), pirate radio broadcaster and Sealand founder
Patricia Martin Bates (born 1927), artist
Paul L. Bates (1908–1995), Colonel, United States Army
Phil Bates (born 1953), guitarist and vocalist with the Orchestra (former members of ELO and ELO Part II)
Ralph Bates, multiple people
- Ralph Bates (writer) (1899–2000), English writer
- Ralph Bates (1940–1991), English actor
Robert Bates (disambiguation), one of several people
Roger Bates (born 1947), American bridge player
Ronald Bates (1932–1986), New York City Ballet production stage manager
Ryan Bates (born 1997), American football player

S–Z[]

Samuel Penniman Bates (1827–1902), American educator
Sara Bates (born 1944), U.S. artist
Shawn Bates (born 1975), U.S. hockey player
Sidney Bates (1921–1944), British soldier
Simon Bates (born 1946), British radio presenter
Stuart 'Pinkie' Bates, organ/synthesizer player
Stephen Bates Baltes (1953–2003), American musical director for "Barney and the Backyard Gang" (1988–89)
Ted Bates (footballer) (1918–2003), English footballer
Thomas Bates (1567–1606), key conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605
Tom Bates (born 1938), U.S. politician
Tyler Bates (born 1965), U.S. musician
Tryphosa Bates-Batcheller (1876–1952), U.S. singer
William Bates (disambiguation), multiple people
- William Henry Bates (1917–1969), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1949–70
- William Horatio Bates (1860–1931), creator of the "Bates Method for Better Eyesight"
Willis Bates (1880–1939), American college sports coach

Fictional characters[]

Bates (Stargate), a character in Stargate
Kid Marvelman, a Marvel Comics character whose original name was Johnny Bates
Eric, U.S. and Fancy Bates, characters in the 1982 film The Toy
John Bates, a character from Downton Abbey, married to Anna
Anna Bates, a character from Downton Abbey, married to John
Joshua T. Bates, a character of Susan Shreve
Nigel Bates, a character from the soap opera EastEnders
Norman Bates, a character from the 1960 film Psycho
Tom, Amy, and Pattie Bates, characters in Dennis Potter's play Brimstone and Treacle

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Bates Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2014
^ "English translation of the Old English word bat". majstro.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019
^ ^a ^b "Bates Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History". coadb.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019

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[sn-1] "Bates Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2014

[is2-2] "English translation of the Old English word bat". majstro.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019

[ab-3] "Bates Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History". coadb.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019

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