How Common Is the Last Name Yates?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Yates today

70,036

Ranked #535 of 162,254 published surnames · 21.44 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 63,254 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

80.58%

Black

14.07%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.49%

Hispanic

2.25%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.