How common is the last name Yates?

60,581 people in the United States have the last name Yates, about 1 in 4,934. It ranks #550 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

YATES

#550

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
60,581
About
1 in 4,934
This common or more
33%
Who bears it

Of the 60,581 people with the last name Yates, 77.7% reported their origin as White, 13.5% as Black and 4.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Also a first name

As a first name, Yates ranks #25,229 of 53,615, with 377 people. See Yates as a first name

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