How common is the last name Bates?

91,057 people in the United States have the last name Bates, about 1 in 3,283. It ranks #339 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BATES

#339

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
91,057
About
1 in 3,283
This common or more
27.8%
Who bears it

Of the 91,057 people with the last name Bates, 72.2% reported their origin as White, 18.6% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Bates

#337 Barnett · 91,163#338 Ayala · 91,108#340 Caldwell · 90,100#341 Lowe · 89,696

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Bates, most common first.

#4,283 Batts · 8,009#68,029 Batis · 312

Also a first name

As a first name, Bates ranks #34,840 of 53,615, with 233 people. See Bates as a first name

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