Surname Checker / Bates
How Common Is the Last Name Bates?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Bates today
105,875
Ranked #325 of 162,254 published surnames · 32.42 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 95,622 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
75.35%
Black
18.9%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.55%
Hispanic
2.41%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.