Cates Family History
Cates Name Meaning
English (Middlesex and Surrey): from the Middle English reflex of the Old Norse male personal name Káti Kati Kate (from kátr ‘merry’) with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s (Kate was not in use as a pet form of Catherine during the Middle Ages). See also Kates . Americanized form of German Katz . See also Kates .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022