Bate

Bate Meaning & Origin

About Bate
The surname Bate is of English origin and has multiple possible meanings. It is derived from the Middle English word "bāt" or "bat," which means a club or cudgel. As a surname, Bate could have been a nickname for someone who used a bat as a weapon or played a bat-related sport. Alternatively, it could have been an occupational name for a cooper or barrel-maker, as "bate" was also used to refer to a wooden strip used in barrel construction. The surname Bate may also have originated as a short form of the given name Bartholomew.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Bate is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Bate: 1,988
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 14,881
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.67

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Bate based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PT
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B EY1 T
🌐 IPA
/beɪt/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B300

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Bate in Braille

Here's how to represent Bate in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Bate in braille

How to sign the name Bate using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Bate using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Bate in sign language

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