Where does “Yates” come from?

Yates (English) comes from English yate, from Middle English ȝate — Alternative form of gate.

Ancestry of “Yates”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyateObsolete form of gate; Any of several species of...
2Middle EnglishȝateAlternative form of gate

Words derived from “Yates”

Every word from Middle English ȝate →Every word from English yate →